Incidental appendectomy during radical cystectomy: An interdepartmental survey and review of the literature

Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-244

  Neulander, Endre Z ^a   Hawke, Christopher K ^a   Soloway, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URINARY DIVERSION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CYSTECTOMY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY DIVERSION; UROLOGY;

EID: 0033931687     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00628-2     Document Type: Article

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