Urology
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1275-1279 , December 2006

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: First 100 patients with one year of follow-up

Received 27 January 2006 ,Accepted 11 August 2006.

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PII: S0090-4295(06)01964-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.1060

Urology
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1275-1279 , December 2006

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