Urology
Volume 75, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1274 , June 2010

Robot-assisted Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Bladder Cancer—Where Have We Reached By 2009

  • Iqbal Singh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Iqbal Singh, M.D., M.Ch.(Urology), Department of Surgery (Urology), University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTBH, F-14 South Extension Part-2, New Delhi-110049, India

Received 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.020

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1274 , June 2010

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