Efficacy of transurethral 2 μm laser urethrotomy in the treatment of urethral stricture and atresia

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1270-1272

  Guo, Feng Fu ^a   Lu, Hua ^a   Wang, Guang Jian ^a   Tan, Shan Feng ^a   He, Xiang Fei ^a   Wang, Jian Ming ^a  

^a LINYI PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Laser; Urethral atresia; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

THULIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; URETHRA ATRESIA; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URETHROTOMY; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THULIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 48249147806     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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