Bladder reconstruction: The past, present and future (Review)
- Authors:
- Omar M.S. El‑Taji
- Altaf Q. Khattak
- Syed A. Hussain
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Affiliations: Department of Surgical Oncology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK, Department of Urology, St. Helen's & Knowsley NHS Teaching Hospitals, University of Liverpool, Prescot L35 5DR, UK, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK - Published online on: April 28, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3161
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