Different outcomes of hypospadias surgery between North America, Europe and China: Is patient age a factor?

Nephro-Urology Monthly

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 609-612

  Lu, Wenli ^a   Tao, Yuehong ^b   Wisniewski, Amy B ^c   Frimberger, Dominic ^c   Kropp, Brad P ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NORTHERN JIANGSU PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery; Hypospadias; Outcomes assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHINA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORTH AMERICA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 84867417054     PISSN: 22517006     EISSN: 22517014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.1853     Document Type: Review

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