Current management of urethral stricture

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 561-569

  Lee, Young Ju ^a   Kim, Soo Woong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Urethra; Urethral stricture; Urethroplasty

Indexed keywords

CHEEK MUCOSA; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELASTICITY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FASCIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY; URETHROTOMY;

EID: 84884191113     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.9.561     Document Type: Review

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