Incidence, Clinical Symptoms and Management of Rectourethral Fistulas After Radical Prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 608-612

  Thomas, Christian ^a   Jones, Jon ^a   Jäger, Wolfgang ^a   Hampel, Christian ^a   Thüroff, Joachim W ^a   Gillitzer, Rolf ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

fistula; prostatectomy; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM INJURY; URETHRA FISTULA;

AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA;

EID: 73749084177     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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