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Advances in Urology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 473457, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/473457
Clinical Study

Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Is It Worth Still Performing the Retroperitoneal Route?

Idir Ouzaid, Evanguelos Xylinas, Géraldine Pignot, Arnaud Tardieu, Andras Hoznek, Clément-Claude Abbou, Alexandre de la Taille, and Laurent Salomon

Department of Urology, Henri Mondor Hospital, APHP, Paris XII University, 94010 Créteil, France

Received 25 November 2011; Accepted 28 March 2012

Academic Editor: Peter E. Clark

Copyright © 2012 Idir Ouzaid et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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