Tunneled Tunica Vaginalis Flap is an Effective Technique for Recurrent Urethrocutaneous Fistulas Following Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1578-1581

  Routh, Jonathan C ^a   Wolpert, James J ^b   Reinberg, Yuri ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Pediatric Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

cutaneous fistula; hypospadias; surgical flaps; urinary fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PENIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA VAGINALIS; URETHROPLASTY; URINARY TRACT FISTULA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROUS MEMBRANE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA;

EID: 33748108198     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.06.032     Document Type: Article

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