Urology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 243-246 , August 2008

Why Not Partial Nephrectomy?

Received 27 November 2007 ,Accepted 17 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.056

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 243-246 , August 2008

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