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A case of nontraumatic urethral rupture possibly induced by prostatic abscess

Masaki Kobayashi1, Hiroshi Fukushima1, Keizo Kawano1

  • 1Department of Urology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.

Urology Case Reports
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PubMed

Keywords:
Nontraumatic urethral ruptureProstatic abscessRetrograde urethrogram

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