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Use of 3D printing in andrological surgery: what are the new perspectives

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  1. Urology Section, Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Giorgio Ivan Russo, Marina Di Mauro & Sebastiano Cimino

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Russo, G.I., Di Mauro, M. & Cimino, S. Use of 3D printing in andrological surgery: what are the new perspectives. Int J Impot Res 32, 369–370 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-019-0221-0

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