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Comparative study between Amplatz renal dilator vs visual internal urethrotomy (cold knife) for the treatment of male urethral stricture

Sherif Salah AzabUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, October 6 University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 431-437 | Received 31 Mar 2020, Accepted 15 Jul 2020, Published online: 29 Jul 2020

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