Cystectomy for bladder cancer

References

Citations

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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPHLast Updated: May 25, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology

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