Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses open and laparoscopic partial nephrectomies.
References and Resources
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Blitstein J, Ghavamian R. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma: a minimally invasive means to nephron preservation. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2008 Jun;8(6):921-7.
Dias M, Coombes G. The case for partial nephrectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 May;90(4):280-1.
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