A systematic review of graft augmentation urethroplasty techniques for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures

European Urology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 797-814

  Mangera, Altaf ^a   Patterson, Jacob M ^a   Chapple, Christopher R ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior urethral stricture; Augmentation urethroplasty; Bulbar urethroplasty; Dorsal onlay bulbar urethroplasty; Penile urethroplasty; Ventral onlay bulbar urethroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DIVERTICULUM; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT AUGMENTATION URETHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MICTURITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY;

HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79953245799     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.02.010     Document Type: Review

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