Stents and Urethral Strictures: A Lesson Learned?

European Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 498-500

  Palminteri, Enzo ^a  

^a Center for Urethral and Genitalia Reconstructive Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DYSURIA; EDITORIAL; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; URETER STENT; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY; URETHROTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; STENTS; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 47949121409     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.11.065     Document Type: Editorial

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