Radical laparoscopic prostatectomy: Should we do bladder neck preservation or a reconstruction?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-95

  Goeman, Lieven ^b   Salomon, Laurent ^b   Hoznek, András ^b   De La Taille, Alexandre ^b   Vordos, D ^b   Yiou, René ^b   Abbou, Clément Claude ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CONTINENCE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LAPAROSCOPY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

EID: 33750308714     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-006-0065-2     Document Type: Article

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