Laser hair removal for urethral hair after hypospadias repair

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Kaneko, Tomoyuki ^a   Nishimatsu, Hiroaki ^b   Ogushi, Tetsuo ^a   Sugimoto, Masayuki ^c   Asakage, Yasuyuki ^a   Kitamura, Tadaichi ^b  

^a Shinagawa ku

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Aoyama Hospital

Author keywords

Hypospadias; Lasers; Urethral hair

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449107393     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.99.35     Document Type: Article

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