Urology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 847-849 , October 2008

Robotic Sigmoid Vaginoplasty: A Novel Technique

Received 3 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.004

Urology
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