Urology
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 970-973 , May 2006

Robotic repair of vesicovaginal fistula: Case series of five patients

Received 15 August 2005 ,Accepted 4 November 2005.

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PII: S0090-4295(05)01627-4

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.11.014

Urology
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 970-973 , May 2006

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