Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 189-192 , April 2006

Using Stainless Steel Chopstick for Self-performing Urethral Sounding in Preventing Recurrence of Anterior Urethral Stricture

  • Yu-Hung Lin
    • ,
  • William Ji-Sien Huang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. William Ji-Sien Huang, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuang-Kuo Chen

Received 30 June 2005 ,Accepted 9 January 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70204-7

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70204-7

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 189-192 , April 2006

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