Urology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 695-700 , March 2010

A Randomized Prospective Trial of Primary Versus AlloDerm Closure of Buccal Mucosal Graft Harvest Site for Substitution Urethroplasty

Received 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1226

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 695-700 , March 2010