Minimally Invasive Surgery in Solitary Kidneys with Renal Tumors: A Surgical Evolution
Lautaro German Spezzi Roncero1, A Romeo2, P A Garcia-Marchiñena2
1Urology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina. lautaro.spezzi@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Current Urology Reports
|February 18, 2026
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