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Is laparoscopic partial nephrectomy as effective as open partial nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma?

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boxed-textGill IS et al. (2007) Comparison of 1,800 laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomies for single renal tumors. J Urol 178: 41–46

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