Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 78-82 , January 2003

Hand-assisted laparoscopy for large renal specimens: a multi-institutional study

  • Michael D Stifelman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael Stifelman, M.D., Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • Toby Handler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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  • Alan M Nieder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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  • Joseph Del Pizzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian Medical Center–Cornell Campus, New York, New York, USA
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  • Samir Taneja

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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  • R.Ernest Sosa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian Medical Center–Cornell Campus, New York, New York, USA
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  • Steven J Shichman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Received 26 April 2002 ,Accepted 4 September 2002.

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Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 78-82 , January 2003

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