Urology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 628-632 , April 2001

Early endoscopic realignment of post-traumatic posterior urethral disruption

  • S.M Moudouni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: S. M. Moudouni, M.D., Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, 2 Rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes 35033, France
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  • J.J Patard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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  • A Manunta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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  • P Guiraud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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  • B Lobel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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  • F Guillé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France

Received 15 August 2000 ,Revised 13 November 2000 ,Accepted 13 November 2000.

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Urology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 628-632 , April 2001

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