On the need of pubic region shaving in patients undergoing endoscopic urologic surgery;Sobre la necesidad del rasurado de la región púbica en los pacientes que van a ser sometidos a cirugía urológica endoscópica

Actas Urologicas Espanolas

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 761-765

  Menendez Lopez V ^a   Galan Llopis J A ^a   Elia Lopez M ^a   Carro Rubias, C ^a   De Paz Cruz, L ^a   Royo Garcia G ^a   Garia Lopez F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Shaving; Transurethral resection; Urinary infections

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 15044350413     PISSN: 02104806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(04)73178-2     Document Type: Article

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