Anatomical reconstruction of the rhabdosphincter after radical prostatectomy: Surgery illustrated - focus on details

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Rocco, Francesco ^a   Rocco, Bernardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Division of Urology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLADDER WALL; CONTINENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; RHABDOSPHINCTER; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 67650644527     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08751.x     Document Type: Review

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