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Case 5: TUR of the Prostate

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The preparations for the third surgery of the morning were already complete, as the patient, Mr. Copper, was brought into the preoperative area. The attending urologist was pacing impatiently back and forth through the operating room.

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Hübler, A., Hänsel, M., Domino, K.B., Hübler, M. (2014). Case 5: TUR of the Prostate. In: Hübler, M., Koch, T., Domino, K. (eds) Complications and Mishaps in Anesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45407-3_5

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