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Substitution urethroplasty or anastomotic urethroplasty for bulbar urethra strictures? Or endoscopic urethrotomy? Opinion: Anastomotic Urethroplasty.
There are many ways to skin a cat. An “index” 2 cm bulbar urethral stricture can be well-treated with an anastomotic technique, with ventral or dorsal buccal urethroplasty, or with direct vision internal urethrotomy. However, urethrotomy has the most limited use. Most experts think direct internal urethrotomy should be reserved for those patients not previously treated, or who are unwilling or ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1874
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)45582-1