Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 964-967 , December 1999

Hydro-jet dissection for laparoscopic nephrectomy: a new technique

This study was presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, Texas, May 1 to 6, 1999.

  • Bijan Shekarriz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bijan Shekarriz, M.D., Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Harper Professional Building, 4160 John R, Suite 1017, Detroit, MI 48201
    • ,
  • Hodjat Shekarriz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Lübeck School of Medicine, Lübeck, Germany
    • ,
  • Jyoti Upadhyay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • ,
  • David P Wood Jr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • ,
  • Hans-Peter Bruch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Lübeck School of Medicine, Lübeck, Germany

Received 18 June 1999 ,Revised 30 July 1999 ,Accepted 30 July 1999.

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Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 964-967 , December 1999

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