Transitional-cell carcinoma recurrence rate after nephroureterectomy in patients who undergo open excision of bladder cuff v transurethral incision of the ureteral orifice

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 730-734

  Ko, Raymond ^a   Chew, Ben H ^a   Hickling, Duane R ^a   Razvi, Hassan ^a   Luke, Patrick P ^a   Chin, Joseph L ^a   Izawa, Jonathan I ^a   Pautler, Stephen E ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSTOMY; FEMALE; GENDER; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEPHRECTOMY; URETER; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34548165719     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0374     Document Type: Article

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