Urethral reconstruction using buccal mucosa or penile skin grafts: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-394

  Lumen, N ^a   Oosterlinck, W ^a   Hoebeke, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buccal mucosa; Free graft; Penile skin; Urethra; Urethral stricture; Urethroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUCCAL MUCOSA GRAFT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PENILE SKIN GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY;

FORESKIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PENIS; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 84871205058     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341138     Document Type: Article

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