Surgical treatment of anterior urethral stricture diseases: Brief overview

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-469

  Barbagli, Guido ^a,b   Lazzeri, Massimo ^a,b  

^a Center for Urethral Surgery   (Italy)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Graft; Operative; Surgical procedures; Tissue engineering; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848830475     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382007000400002     Document Type: Review

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