Does robotic radical cystectomy impede oncological outcome in bladder cancer patients?

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Günter Niegisch. Transl Androl Urol. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;7(Suppl 6):S744-S746.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.08.16.

¹ Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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