Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 83-88 , January 2003

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic cryoablation of small renal tumors: intermediate results

  • David I Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA
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  • David E McGinnis

      Affiliations

    • Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Rick Feld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen E Strup

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stephen E. Strup, M.D., Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, 1025 Walnut Street, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Received 29 March 2002 ,Accepted 16 August 2002.

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