The efficacy of dihydrotestosterone transdermal gel before primary hypospadias surgery: A prospective, controlled, randomized study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 684-688

  Kaya, Cevdet ^a   Bektic, J ^b   Radmayr, C ^b   Schwentner, C ^b   Bartsch, G ^b   Oswald, J ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hypospadias; Testosterone; Urethra; Urologic surgical procedures, male

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; COSMETIC; ANDROGEN;

APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS; PENIS GLANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; SCROTUM; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN REDNESS; SYMPTOM; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA STENOSIS; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; GEL; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PREMEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANDROGENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GELS; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849167658     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.098     Document Type: Article

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