The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 3 , Pages 827-831 , March 2008

Artery Sparing Radical Prostatectomy—Myth or Reality?

  • John P. Mulhall

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Sexual Medicine Program, Department of Surgery, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, New York 10021 (telephone: 646-422-4200; FAX: 212-988-0760).
    • ,
  • Fernando P. Secin
    • ,
  • Bertrand Guillonneau

Received 22 April 2007

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PII: S0022-5347(07)02751-6

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.10.021

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 3 , Pages 827-831 , March 2008

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