Should urologists always perform a bladder cuff resection during nephroureterectomy, and which method should they use?

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Alexandre R Zlotta. Eur Urol. 2010 Jun.

. 2010 Jun;57(6):970-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.01.043. Epub 2010 Feb 9.

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