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Cost-effective management of bulbar urethral strictures: the role of direct vision internal urethrotomy

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boxed-textWright JL et al. (2006) What is the most cost-effective treatment for 1 to 2-cm bulbar urethral strictures: societal approach using decision analysis. Urology 67: 889–893

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