Robotic kidney transplantation allows safe access for transplant renal biopsy and percutaneous procedures
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Riccardo Campi
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorGraziano Vignolini
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorElena Savi
Department of Radiology, Unit of Urogenital, Nephrological and Kidney Transplantation Imaging, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Department of Radiology, Unit of Urogenital, Nephrological and Kidney Transplantation Imaging, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Riccardo Campi
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorGraziano Vignolini
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to this work.Search for more papers by this authorElena Savi
Department of Radiology, Unit of Urogenital, Nephrological and Kidney Transplantation Imaging, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to senior authorship.Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Sessa
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSimone Agostini
Department of Radiology, Unit of Urogenital, Nephrological and Kidney Transplantation Imaging, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
These Authors contributed equally to senior authorship.Search for more papers by this authorSergio Serni
Department of Urological Robotic Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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