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Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL): Minimally Invasive Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy Technique

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  1. Section of Genitourinary Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI &RC), Delhi, India

    Rawal Sudhir, Samir Khanna, R. Sekon & Rakesh Koul

  2. Section of Genitourinary Oncology, RGCI &RC and HCG-Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, India

    Raghunath S. Krishnappa

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Sudhir, R., Krishnappa, R.S., Khanna, S. et al. Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL): Minimally Invasive Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy Technique. Indian J Surg Oncol 3, 257–261 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-012-0164-0

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