Controversies in the management of male external genitourinary trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1362-1370

  Bandi, Gaurav ^a   Santucci, Richard A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Genital trauma; Penis; Scrotal; Urethra

Indexed keywords

BURN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; ORCHIECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCROTUM DISORDER; SCROTUM INJURY; SKIN FLAP; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS INJURY; URETHRA INJURY; URETHROGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT INJURY;

EID: 3142548816     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000119197.56578.E2     Document Type: Review

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