Treatment of male urethral strictures: Is repeated dilation or internal urethrotomy useful?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 356-358

  Heyns, C F ^a   Steenkamp, J W ^a   De Kock, M L S ^a   Whitaker, P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Stricture; Treatment outcome; Urethral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROTOMY;

EID: 0032323803     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62894-5     Document Type: Article

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