Unintended consequences of laparoscopic surgery on partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer.

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Published in J Urol on December 14, 2009

Authors

Robert Abouassaly1, Shabbir M H Alibhai, George Tomlinson, Narhari Timilshina, Antonio Finelli

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Urologic Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital and Department of Health Policy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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