Urology
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 990-995 , May 2006

Radical perineal prostatectomy for treatment of localized prostate cancer in obese and nonobese patients: A matched control study

  • Benjamin K. Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • Tong J. Gan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Chas R. Salmen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • Quinton V. Cancel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • Johannes Vieweg

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • Philipp Dahm

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Philipp Dahm, M.D., Department of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2626, Durham, NC 27710

Received 29 June 2005 ,Accepted 22 November 2005.

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PII: S0090-4295(05)01699-7

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.11.046

Urology
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 990-995 , May 2006

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