Nerve-sparing versus non-nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy: surgical and long-term oncological outcomes

Antonio Gil-Moreno1, Melchor Carbonell-Socias1, Sabina Salicrú1

  • 1Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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