Robotic renal surgery: The future or a passing curiosity?

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-240

  Warren, Jeff ^a,b   Da Silva, Vitor ^b   Caumartin, Yves ^c   Luke, Patrick P W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 70450177578     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.1080     Document Type: Review

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