A Case of Primary Localized Amyloidosis of the Penile Urethra

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-164

  Sakuma, Shunji ^a   Miyazaki, Tokuyoshi ^a   Hirata, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Hiroshima Red Cross Atom Bomb S ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Urethra; Urethral dilation; Voiding difficulty

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PENIS DISEASE; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030095964     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1996.tb00506.x     Document Type: Article

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