Urology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 850-852 , October 2008

Laparoscopic Radical Nephroureterectomy With En-Bloc Distal Ureteral and Bladder Cuff Excision Using a Single Position Pneumovesicum Method

Received 29 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 May 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00763-2

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.05.052

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 850-852 , October 2008

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