Intermittent self catheterization versus regular outpatient dilatation in urethral stricture: A comparison

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-43

  Gnanaraj, J ^a,b   Devasia, A ^a   Gnanaraj, L ^a   Pandey, A P ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Kachtwa Christian Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Intermittent self catheterization; Self calibration; Urethral dilatation; Urethral stricture disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROTOMY;

AMBULATORY CARE; DILATATION; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SELF CARE; URETHRAL STRICTURE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0032891792     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01490.x     Document Type: Article

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