Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: A new standard of care

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 495-502

  Jacobs, J Kenneth ^a,b   Goldstein, Richard E ^a   Geer, Richard J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031416765     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199705000-00006     Document Type: Article

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