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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 5
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Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection allows significantly more accurate staging in “high‐risk” prostate cancer compared to MRI or CT

Nigel C. Borley Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Knut Fabrin Urologisk Afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus Nord, Aalborg, Denmark
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Seshradi Sriprasad Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Nicola Mondaini Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Peter M. Thompson Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Gordon H. Muir Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Johan Poulsen Department of Urology, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Urologisk Afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus Nord, Aalborg, Denmark
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Pages 382-386 | Received 18 Oct 2002, Accepted 12 Mar 2003, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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