Optilume® for panurethral stricture: the good, the bad, and the ridiculous
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https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v61.46024Keywords:
Drug-coated balloon dilation, paclitaxel, urethral stricture, urethroplasty, urethral reconstruction, direct vision internal urethrotomy, DVIUDownloads
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