A plea for judicious treatment of small renal masses

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-283

  Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

CRYOABLATION; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447104605     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2007.01.009     Document Type: Editorial

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