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Smith & Tanagho’s
General Urology
NINETEENTH EDITION
Edited by
Jack W. McAninch, MD, FACS, FRCS(E)(Hon)
Professor of Urology
University of California School of Medicine
Chief, Department of Urology
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
Tom F. Lue, MD, FACS, ScD (Hon)
Professor of Urology
Department of Urology
University of California School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
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Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto
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