Is routine excretory urography necessary at first diagnosis of bladder cancer?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 480-481

  Goessl, C ^a   Knispel, H H ^a   Miller, K ^a   Klan R ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bladder neoplasms; diagnosis; radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031012824     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65180-2     Document Type: Article

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