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The measurement of membranous urethral length using transperineal ultrasound prior to radical prostatectomy

Sean F. MungovanWestmead Private Physiotherapy Services, Westmead Private Hospital Sydney, Australia; ;The Clinical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia; ;Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Henk B. LuitingThe Clinical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia; ;Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Petra L. GrahamDepartment of Statistics, Macquarie University, Australia; View further author information
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Jaspreet S. SandhuUrology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; View further author information
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Oguz AkinDepartment of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; View further author information
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Lewis ChanDiscipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia; ;Department of Urology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia; View further author information
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Manish I. PatelDiscipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia; ;Department of Urology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Pages 263-268 | Received 04 Apr 2018, Accepted 29 May 2018, Published online: 25 Jul 2018

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