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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 18, 1984 - Issue 1
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Unexpected Urethral Strictures after Short-Term Catheterization in Open-Heart Surgery

M. RuutuFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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O. AlfthanFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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L. HeikkinenFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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A. JärvinenFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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M. KonttinenFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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T. LehtonenFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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E. MerikallioFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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C.-G. Standertskjöld-NordenstamFrom the Urological Unit, Second Department of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery and department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Pages 9-12 | Received 01 Apr 1983, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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