The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Page 9 , July 2005

SURGICAL REMOVAL OF SMALL RENAL TUMORS—GOING, GOING, GONE?

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doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000167236.90062.95

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Page 9 , July 2005