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Internal urethrotomy of urethral stricture under vision — a five-year report

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This report deals with experience with the method of transurethral incision of urethral strictures under vision in 547 patients involving 662 internal urethrotomies between Nov. 1972 and Aug. 1977. Follow-up examinations showed good results in 79, 3% of the patients. Transurethral incision of urethral strictures can be recommended as the method of choice for the treatment of urethral strictures.

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Matouschek, E. Internal urethrotomy of urethral stricture under vision — a five-year report. Urol. Res. 6, 147–150 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261315

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