The use of polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) grafts in reconstruction of the urinary bladder

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-319

  Senel, F M ^a   Akman, R Y ^a   Arikan, A Y ^a   Gurdal M ^b   Can, C ^c  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HAYDARPASA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROTHELIUM; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANIMALS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0033451770     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007117917974     Document Type: Article

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