Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 480-486 , September 2010

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: An expert panel review of the current status and future direction

  • John W. Davis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-713-792-3250; fax: +1-713-794-4824
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  • Erik P. Castle, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
    • ,
  • Raj S. Pruthi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    • ,
  • David K. Ornstein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • 21st Century Oncology, LLC, Naples, FL 34102, USA
    • ,
  • Khurshid A. Guru, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

Received 30 May 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S1078-1439(09)00367-6

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.11.014

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 480-486 , September 2010

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