Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 994-998 , December 1999

Comparison of direct hospital costs and length of stay for radical nephrectomy versus nephron-sparing surgery in the management of localized renal cell carcinoma

  • Robert G Uzzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert G. Uzzo, M.D., Department of Urol-ogy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A100, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
    • ,
  • John T Wei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • ,
  • Khaled Hafez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Kay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew C Novick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Received 9 April 1999 ,Revised 30 June 1999 ,Accepted 30 June 1999.

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Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 994-998 , December 1999

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