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. 2022 Feb;129(2):162-163.
doi: 10.1111/bju.15634. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

Drains are not necessary in the majority of robot-assisted urological procedures

Ronney Abaza  1 , Oscar Martinez  1 , Christopher Murphy  2
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Drains are not necessary in the majority of robot-assisted urological procedures

Ronney Abaza et al. BJU Int. 2022 Feb.
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