What is the Best Technique for Urethroplasty?

European Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1031-1041

  Andrich, Daniela E ^a   Mundy, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operative technique; Urethral stricture; Urethroplasty

Indexed keywords

CHEEK MUCOSA; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS STRICTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY;

HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 55649099826     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.07.052     Document Type: Review

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