Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 311-314 , February 2010

Laparoscopic Cryoablation of Renal Masses: Which Lesions Fail?

Received 4 May 2009 ,Accepted 16 September 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02628-4

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.09.038

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 311-314 , February 2010

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