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by J. P. Mitchell, 262 pp, 124 illus, $25, Williams & Wilkins Co., 1972.

Joseph H. Kiefer, MD, Reviewer
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine Chicago

JAMA. 1973;226(1):83-84.

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This volume indicates that transurethral resection, developed about 40 years ago in the United States and widely used in the Americas, has now been accepted in the British Isles, at least by some urologists, as a fullfledged procedure in the urological armamentarium, with full status and equality with open surgery.

The book is a thorough discussion of the indications, preoperative selection, preparation, instruments, technique and postoperative care as seen in the light of the author's experience and preferences. As stated in the very title, and repeated and emphasized throughout the book, the author holds a major premise that good transurethral surgery is not possible without good hemostasis. In addition to a technique directed towards this end, he enthusiastically advocates the use of hypotensive anesthesia. Transurethral resection for benign hyperplasia of the prostate should be restricted to cases in which the estimated weight of tissue to be removed is 25 to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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