Advocating for patients with urinary retention and lower urinary tract obstruction regardless of etiology

Re: “Establishing maximal wait times for urologic surgery in Canada in 2024” (Can Urol Assoc J 2024;18:376-8)

Authors

  • Keith F. Rourke University of Alberta
  • Nathan Hoy University of Alberta
  • Walid Shahrour Northern Ontario School of Medicine
  • Garson Chan University of Saskatchewan
  • Blayne Welk Western University
  • R. Christopher Doiron Queen's University
  • Daniel Liberman Universite de Montreal
  • Elizabeth Naud Hotel-Dieu de Levis
  • Alex Kavanaugh University of British Columbia
  • Melanie Aubé-Peterkin McGill University
  • Cora Fogaing St. Mary's Hospital, Montreal
  • Annie Imbeault Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
  • Sarah Neu University of Toronto
  • Conrad Maciejewski University of Ottawa
  • Greg Bailly Dalhousie University
  • Matthew Andrews Memorial University
  • Richard Baverstock University of Calgary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9138

Keywords:

urethral stricture, reconstruction, urinary retention, lower urinary tract obstruction, advocacy

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Author Biography

Keith F. Rourke, University of Alberta

Professor,

Division of Urology,

Department of Surgery,

University of Alberta

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Published

2025-02-25

How to Cite

Rourke, K. F., Hoy, N., Shahrour, W., Chan, G., Welk, B., Doiron, R. C., … Baverstock, R. (2025). Advocating for patients with urinary retention and lower urinary tract obstruction regardless of etiology: Re: “Establishing maximal wait times for urologic surgery in Canada in 2024” (Can Urol Assoc J 2024;18:376-8). Canadian Urological Association Journal, 19(3), E125–6. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9138

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2025): CUAJ March

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Letters

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