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Interventional radiology of the lower urinary tract and its relationship to surgical treatment

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Interventional radiological techniques of the lower genitourinary (GU) tract are large and varied and continue to expand because of technological advances and also because budgetary restraints are being placed on our medical society. This has stimulated continuous search for alternative ways of treating disease in a more cost-effective fashion. As a result, there has been an overall decrease in morbidity and mortality, as well as postprocedural incapacity. We review the most important and newest modalities and provide some background of the processes affecting the lower GU tract.

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    Flavio Castañeda M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, New York, New York, USA

    Jose M. Hernandez-Graulau

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Wilfrido R. Castañeda-Zúñiga

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Castañeda, F., Hernandez-Graulau, J.M. & Castañeda-Zúñiga, W.R. Interventional radiology of the lower urinary tract and its relationship to surgical treatment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 14, 205–221 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578462

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