Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 303-306 , February 2010

Synchronous Cryoablation of Multiple Renal Lesions: Short-term Follow-up of Patient Outcomes

Received 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02368-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.08.022

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 303-306 , February 2010

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