Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 573-576 , December 2009

Neuromodulation of the superior hypogastric plexus: a new option to treat bladder atonia secondary to radical pelvic surgery?

Received 20 September 2007 ,Accepted 4 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.009

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 573-576 , December 2009

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