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Laser Treatment of Benign Conditions of the Urinary Tract

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Lasers in Urology

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The treatment of urethral strictures remains a challenge to the urologist. Whilst great advances in the instrumentation now allow endoscopic treatment for most simple strictures, there is still room for improvement and new methods of dealing with the strictured urethra will always be eagerly explored.

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  1. Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK

    T. A. McNicholas MB BS, FRCS (Hunterian Professor Senior Registrar) (Hunterian Professor Senior Registrar)

  2. Institute of Urology, St Peter’s Group of Hospitals, UK

    T. A. McNicholas MB BS, FRCS (Hunterian Professor Senior Registrar) (Hunterian Professor Senior Registrar)

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McNicholas, T.A. (1990). Laser Treatment of Benign Conditions of the Urinary Tract. In: McNicholas, T.A. (eds) Lasers in Urology. The Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1783-4_5

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