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Can excretory urography detect upper urinary tract tumors after radical cystectomy for urothelial cancer?

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boxed-textMeissner C et al. (2007) The efficiency of excretory urography to detect upper urinary tract tumors after cystectomy for urothelial cancer. J Urol 178: 2287–2290

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  1. G Dalbagni is an Associate Member of the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, and an Associate Professor of Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,

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