Transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy for metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Zacharakis, Evangelos ^a   Ribal, Maria J ^a   Zacharakis, Emmanouil ^b   Patel, Hiten R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951291517     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: 17571626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-185     Document Type: Article

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