Urology
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 65-69 , January 2011

Surgically Corrected Urethral Diverticula: Long-term Voiding Dysfunction and Reoperation Rates

Received 5 April 2010 ,Accepted 4 June 2010.

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PII: S0090-4295(10)00791-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.06.004

Urology
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 65-69 , January 2011

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