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Surgical and oncological outcome after laparoscopic versus open nephroureterectomy for non-metastatic, upper-tract urothelial carcinoma

A single-centre experience

Khalid I. Alothman, Shahbaz Mehmood, Hassan M. Alzahrani, Mohammed F. Alotaibi, Waleed K. Alkhudair and Abdelmoneim M. Eldali
Saudi Medical Journal January 2020, 41 (1) 25-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.1.24780
Khalid I. Alothman
From the Department of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Shahbaz Mehmood
From the Department of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hassan M. Alzahrani
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Mohammed F. Alotaibi
From the Department of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Waleed K. Alkhudair
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Abdelmoneim M. Eldali
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