Bilateral calcified Macroplastique® after 12 years

doi:10.1016/j.ajur.2022.03.003

Asian Journal of Urology, 2022, 9 (3): 334-336 doi: 10.1016/j.ajur.2022.03.003

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Bilateral calcified Macroplastique® after 12 years

Biagio Barone^a,*(

),Luigi De Luca^a,Luigi Napolitano^a,Vincenzo Francesco Caputo^a,Mariano Marsicano^a,Gennaro Cancelmo^a,Massimiliano Creta^a,Ferdinando Fusco^b

^aDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
^bDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

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