Holmium laser ablation of recurrent strictures of urethra and bladder neck: Preliminary results

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-304

  Kural, Ali Riza ^a   Coskuner, Enis Rauf ^a   Cevik, Ibrahim ^a  

^a International Hospital Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY;

EID: 0034109849     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2000.14.301     Document Type: Article

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