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Original Article

Laparoscopic surgery for upper ureteral calculi in geriatric patients: 5 years experience

Aytac Sahina Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Serkan Akanb Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences Sultan Abdulhamid Han Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 941-945 | Received 09 Jun 2019, Accepted 28 Jun 2019, Published online: 10 Jul 2019

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