Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 448-452 , August 2010

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: Initial Report of the First 230 Egyptian Cases Performed in a Single Center

  • Amr M. Abdel-Hakim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Enmar I. Habib

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Ahmed S. El-Feel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ahmed El-Feel, M.D., 59 Mussadak St, Dokki, Cairo−12311, Egypt
    • ,
  • Ahmed G. Elbaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Amr M. Fayad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Mahmoud A. Abdel-Hakim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Alaa W. Meshref

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Received 30 October 2009 ,Accepted 16 December 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)03124-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.12.035

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 448-452 , August 2010

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