Mini-laparotomy pelvic lymph node dissection minimizes morbidity, hospitalization and cost of pelvic lymph node dissection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 986-988

  Perrotti, Michael ^a   Gentle, Donald L ^a   Barada, James H ^a   Wilbur, Harry J ^a   Kaufman Jr , Ronald P ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

laparotomy; neoplasm metastasis; prostate; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030045710     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66363-8     Document Type: Article

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