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Is transurethral microwave thermotherapy comparable to transurethral resection for BPH?

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boxed-textMattiasson A et al. (2007) Five-year follow-up of feedback microwave thermotherapy versus TURP for clinical BPH: a prospective randomized multicenter study. Urology 69: 91–96

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  1. Brady Prostate Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Box 261, F9 West, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA aet2005@med.cornell.edu

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  1. AE Te is an Associate Professor of Urology at the Weill Medical College at Cornell University and Director of the Brady Prostate Center as well as Co-Director of Urodynamics in Department of Urology at New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.,

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Te, A. Is transurethral microwave thermotherapy comparable to transurethral resection for BPH?. Nat Rev Urol 4, 478–479 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0881

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