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Safety and efficacy of bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  1. Department of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, NO. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China

    Zhongbao Zhou, Zhenli Gao, Jitao Wu & Yuanshan Cui

  2. Department of Urology, Beijing TianTan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.119 South 4th Ring West Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China

    Yuanshan Cui

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Zhou, Z., Gao, Z., Wu, J. et al. Safety and efficacy of bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Urol 39, 2249–2250 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03248-2

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