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Urology

Outpatient diagnostic of bladder tumours in flexible cystoscopes: Evaluation of fluorescence-guided flexible cystoscopy and bladder biopsies

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Pages 31-36 | Received 28 Jun 2011, Accepted 02 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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