Can bipolar vaporization be considered an alternative energy source in the endoscopic treatment of urethral strictures and bladder neck contracture?

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the outcome of bipolar energy by using PlasmaKinetic™ cystoscope instruments in the treatment of urethral stricture and bladder neck contracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-two male patients with urethral stricture and five with bladder neck contracture were trea...

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Main Authors: Erem K. Basok, Adnan Basaran, Cenk Gurbuz, Asif Yildirim, Resit Tokuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2008-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382008000500006