Symptomatic prostatic calculi--a rare complication after TURP.

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  • K B Koh
چکیده

A patient who was troubled by the persistent passage of prostatic calculi following transurethral prostatectomy is reported. The pathogenesis of these calculi is postulated.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 50 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995