Urology
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 1034-1037 , November 2005

Systematic detection and repair of subclinical inguinal hernias at radical retropubic prostatectomy

  • Matthew E. Nielsen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mathew E. Nielsen, M.D., James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-2101
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  • Patrick C. Walsh

Received 30 March 2005 ,Accepted 11 May 2005.

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PII: S0090-4295(05)00694-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.05.028

Urology
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 1034-1037 , November 2005

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