Early endoscopic primary realignment decreases stricture formation and reduces medical costs in traumatic complete posterior urethral disruption in a 2-year follow-up

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-185

  Chang, Po Chih ^a   Hsu, Yu Chao ^a   Shee, Jia Jen ^b   Huang, Shih Tsung ^a   Huang, Hsin Chieh ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Hsieh, Ming Li ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic costs; Endoscopic realignment; Posterior urethral injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE POSTERIOR URETHRAL DISRUPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROTOMY;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 79955937762     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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