Long-term results of surgery for urethral stricture: A statistical analysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 840-844

  Kessler, Thomas M ^a   Schreiter, Friedhelm ^a,c   Kralidis, Georg ^b   Heitz, Matthias ^a   Olianas, Roberto ^a   Fisch, Margit ^a  

^a Asklepios Klinik Harburg   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Urethra urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRA SURGERY; URETHROPLASTY; URETHROTOMY;

EID: 0043240015     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000080842.99332.94     Document Type: Article

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