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prostate chips

prostate chips

Urology Crescent-shaped pieces of firm, rubbery prostatic tissue removed in a TURP–transurethral resection of prostate, for BPH, which measure up to 1.5 cm in greatest dimension. See Benign prostatic hypertrophy.
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Once the stone is fragmented the Urovac evacuator was attached to the rescetoscope sheath permitting the rapid evacuation of stone material from the bladder much as when the Ellik device is used to evacuate prostate chips during a transurethral resectoscope of prostate procedure.
Combined usage of Ho:YAG laser with monopolar resectoscope in the treatment of bladder stone and bladder outlet obstruction
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