Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 422-427 , August 2011

Single-donor fibrin sealant for repair of urethrocutaneous fistulae following multiple hypospadias and epispadias repairs

  • Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. No. 32, 2nd Floor, 7th Street, Saadat-Abad, Ave., Tehran 1998714616, Iran. Tel.: +98 21 2208 9946; fax: +98 21 2206 9451.
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  • Hassan Abolghasemi

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran
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  • Peyman Eshghi

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran
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  • Farshid Alizadeh

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Azadeh Elmi

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Saman Shafaattalab

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • SeyedSaeid Dianat

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Naser Amirizadeh

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mohammad Javad Mohseni

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received 7 March 2010 ,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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PII: S1477-5131(10)00392-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.06.004

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 422-427 , August 2011

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