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Postprostatectomy Strictures

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Complications of open and transurethral prostate surgery are the most common cause of iatrogenic posterior urethral strictures.

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Fisch, M., Pfalzgraf, D., Reiss, C.P. (2014). Postprostatectomy Strictures. In: Brandes, S., Morey, A. (eds) Advanced Male Urethral and Genital Reconstructive Surgery. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7708-2_22

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