Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 974-981 , November 2008

Management of Distal Ureter in Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy—A Comprehensive Review of Techniques

  • Amanda M. Macejko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Joseph F. Pazona

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Stacy Loeb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Simon Kimm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Robert B. Nadler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert B. Nadler, M.D., Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, 675 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 20-150, Chicago, IL 60611

Received 15 October 2007 ,Accepted 6 April 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00488-3

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.022

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 974-981 , November 2008

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