The current role of direct vision internal urethrotomy and self-catheterization for anterior urethral strictures

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 392-396

  Dubey, Deepak ^a  

^a MANIPAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Internal urethrotomy; urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; CORTICOSTEROID; MITOMYCIN;

CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIRECT VISUAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCAR; SELF CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URETHROTOMY;

EID: 80054016813     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.85445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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