The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 5 , Pages 1859-1862 , May 2010

Urethrotomy Has a Much Lower Success Rate Than Previously Reported

  • Richard Santucci

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, Detroit Medical Center, 4160 John R, Suite 1017, Detroit, Michigan 48201 (telephone: 313-745-1712; FAX: 313-745-8222)
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  • Lauren Eisenberg

Received 21 September 2009

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

 Nothing to disclose.

 Editor's Note: This article is the fifth of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 2104 and 2105.

PII: S0022-5347(10)00021-2

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.020

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 5 , Pages 1859-1862 , May 2010

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