The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 6 , Pages 2421-2423 , June 2009

No Proof of Inferiority: Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy Remains State-of-the-Art Surgical Technique for Localized Prostate Cancer

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PII: S0022-5347(09)00693-4

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.03.029

The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 6 , Pages 2421-2423 , June 2009

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