Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , February 2006

Nephron-sparing surgery in children with primary renal tumor: Indications and results

  • Denis Andrew Cozzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Denis A. Cozzi, MD, Pediatric Surgery Unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Augusto Zani, MD

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PII: S1055-8586(05)00087-9

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.11.002

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , February 2006

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