Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1113-1117 , June 2003

Electrical prostate morcellator: an alternative to manual morcellation for laparoscopic nephrectomy specimens? an in vitro study

  • Yi Cai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
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  • Avrum Jacobson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Marcovich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Lowe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Assaad El-Hakim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Darshan K Shah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Arthur D Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Benjamin R Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Benjamin R. Lee, M.D., Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA

Received 7 October 2002 ,Accepted 9 January 2003.

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PII: S0090-4295(03)00149-3

doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00149-3

Urology
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