Urology
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1241-1246 , June 2006

Comparison of operative and functional outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and radical retropubic prostatectomy: Single surgeon experience

Received 16 September 2005 ,Accepted 7 December 2005.

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PII: S0090-4295(05)01771-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.12.017

Urology
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1241-1246 , June 2006

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