Rectourinary fistula repair using the Latzko technique

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1518-1520

  Noldus, Joachim ^a   Fernandez, Salvador ^a   Huland, Hartwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder; Fistula; Prostate; Rectum; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT FISTULA; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0032883607     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68942-2     Document Type: Article

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