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RADICAL RESECTION FOR TUMOURS INVOLVING THE POSTERIOR URETHRA 1
Author(s) -
SHUTTLEWORTH K. E. D.,
LLOYDDAVIES R. W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1969.tb09988.x
Subject(s) - resection , urethra , medicine , carcinoma , surgery
SUMMARY Four patients, two with primary carcinoma of the deep urethra and two with lesions invading that region by direct spread, are presented. Treatment by radical resection including the surrounding pubic arch is described. The two patients with primary urethral carcinoma are alive and well, one and seven years respectively following surgery.