The use of the appendix as a continent catheterizable stoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 747-749

  English, Sharon F ^a   Pisters, Louis L ^a   McGuire, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Urinary catheterization; Urinary diversion; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMA; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031932644     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63717-0     Document Type: Article

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