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Use of the Mitrofanoff principle in urinary reconstruction
The Urologic Clinics of North America
|May 1, 1986
Abstract:
The catheterization of a urinary reservoir by way of a narrow conduit such as appendix or ureter has proved a very successful additional technique in urinary reconstruction. The Mitrofanoff principle can be added to our armamentarium in a variety of clinical settings. Closure of the vesical neck, as indicated in previous reports, is not necessarily required.
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