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The use of local therapy in preventing urethral strictures: A systematic review.

Marleen E JacobsVincent F de KempMaarten AlbersenLaetitia M O de KortPetra de Graaf
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Although local adjuvant use of mitomycin-C or hyaluronic acid and carboxymethylcellulose may carry clinical potential to improve urethral structure recurrence rates after endoscopic procedures, we believe that a large, well-designed RCT with a yearlong follow-up time is necessary to identify the true clinical value.
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