Shahait, Mohammed
Nassif, Samer
Tamim, Hani
Mukherji, Deborah
Hijazi, Maya
El Sabban, Marwan
Khauli, Raja
Bulbul, Muhammad
Abou Kheir, Wassim
El Hajj, Albert
Funding for this research was provided by:
American University of Beirut (MPP Fund 320121)
Article History
Received: 8 October 2017
Accepted: 28 February 2018
First Online: 5 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approved by the Institution Review Board of the American university of Beirut. Protocol Number: SUR-AE01.The need for consent to process tissue was waived by the Institution Review Board of the American university of Beirut. Protocol Number: SUR-AE01.
: Not applicable.
: Albert El-Hajj is a member of the editorial board (Associate Editor) of BMC Urology. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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