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Nephron-sparing surgery: the 'gold standard' treatment for small renal cortical tumors

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boxed-textHuang WC et al. (2006) Chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy in patients with renal cortical tumours: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol 7: 735–740

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