Robotic-assisted laparoscopy for the excision of a pelvic leiomyosarcoma
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The indications for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery in Urology are expanding as surgical experience with robotic surgery mounts. We describe our experience of performing a laparoscopic robot-assisted excision of a pelvic leiomyosarcoma in an adult.
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