The Journal of Urology
Volume 175, Issue 2 , Pages 683-687 , February 2006

Pediatric Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Dismembered Pyeloplasty: Comparison With a Cohort of Open Surgery

Received 2 June 2005

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 Protocol received institutional review board approval.

PII: S0022-5347(05)00183-7

doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00183-7

The Journal of Urology
Volume 175, Issue 2 , Pages 683-687 , February 2006