Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans)

Urology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-568

  Peterson, Andrew C ^a,d   Palminteri, Enzo ^b,c   Lazzeri, Massimo ^b,c   Guanzoni, Giorgio ^b,c   Barbagli, Guido ^b,c   Webster, George D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Casa di Cura ^*  (Italy)

^c Center of Urethral and Genital Reconstruction Surgery   (Italy)

^d Urology Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 4444349212     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.035     Document Type: Article

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