Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 370-375 , February 2010

Bladder Preservation in Octogenarians With Invasive Bladder Cancer

Received 26 July 2009 ,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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 Clemens Wehrberger and Ingrid Berger contributed equally to the study.

PII: S0090-4295(09)02791-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.10.027

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 370-375 , February 2010

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