Predictors of recurrence of urethral stricture disease following optical urethrotomy

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-364

  Zehri, A A ^a   Ather, M H ^a   Afshan, Q ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Optical urethrotomy; Recurrence predictors; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRITIS; URETHROTOMY; UROFLOWMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949164776     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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