The procedure also caught the attention of Kenneth Peters, director of urology research at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, who launched a phase II clinical trial at his hospital (see also an Associated Press report). Trial results have not been published.

美国《泌尿学杂志》最近登了“肖氏手术”在美国首批9个病人试验的结果，
同时刊登了两篇负面的编辑评论。特别指出该结果与肖传国所说的在中国的
成功结果不符，缺乏对照组，结果无统计学意义、自相矛盾，某些病人出现的改
善可能是别的原因引起的，该手术应该只用于探索性研究，如果迅速用于临床会
有巨大的危险。