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Does radiofrequency ablation preserve long-term renal function in patients with small renal masses?

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Lucas SM et al. (2008) Renal function outcomes in patients treated for renal masses smaller than 4 cm by ablative and extirpative techniques. J Urol 179: 75–79

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  1. AL Shalhav is Chairman, Fritz and Mary Lee Duda Professor, and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and SA Shikanov is a Fellow in Minimally Invasive Urology at the Section of Urology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,

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