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Complications of Robotic Prostatectomy

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Prostate cancer is the most common solid organ malignancy in men in the United States. Over the past 80 years, the radical prostatectomy has been the most common form of surgical treatment for prostate cancer.

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  1. Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA

    Sameer Siddiqui & Akshay Bhandari

  2. Columbia University, Menon-Vattikuti Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA

    Mani Menon (Professor of Urology, New York Director)

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    Mani Menon

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Siddiqui, S., Bhandari, A., Menon, M. (2011). Complications of Robotic Prostatectomy. In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-114-9_33

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