Urology
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 952-956 , May 2008

Laparoscopic Doppler Technology: Applications in Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty and Radical and Partial Nephrectomy

  • Elias S. Hyams
    • ,
  • Jamie A. Kanofsky
    • ,
  • Michael D. Stifelman

      Affiliations

    • M. D. Stifelman, M.D. is a paid consultant for the company Vascular Technology Incorporated.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael D. Stifelman, M.D., Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Received 30 April 2007 ,Accepted 13 November 2007.

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PII: S0090-4295(07)02443-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.062

Urology
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 952-956 , May 2008

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