Ventral based dartos flap for the prevention of the urethrocutaneous fistula urethroplasty

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 725-728

  Hayashi, Yutaro ^a   Kojima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nakane, Akihiro ^a   Kurokawa, Satoshi ^a   Tozawa, Keiichi ^a   Kohri, Kenjiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dartos flap; Fistula; Hypospadias; Urethra; Urethroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISTULA; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; URETHROPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCROTUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; URETHRA; URINARY FISTULA; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 34547622287     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01811.x     Document Type: Article

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