Urology
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 726-731 , April 2007

Anatomic Restoration Technique of Continence Mechanism and Preservation of Puboprostatic Collar: A Novel Modification to Achieve Early Urinary Continence in Men Undergoing Robotic Prostatectomy

Received 3 May 2006 ,Accepted 14 December 2006.

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 This study was supported by the Ronald P. Lynch Urologic Oncologic Endowment and Brady Urologic Research Foundation at Cornell University.

PII: S0090-4295(06)02652-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.12.028

Urology
Volume 69, Issue 4 , Pages 726-731 , April 2007

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