Learning curve and conversion to open surgery in cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy and nephrectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 650-653

  Higashihara, Eiji ^a   Baba, Shiro ^a   Nakagawa, Ken ^a   Murai, Masaru ^a   Go, Hideto ^a   Takeda, Masayuki ^a   Takahashi, Kota ^a   Suzuki, Kazuo ^a   Fujita, Kimio ^a   Ono, Yoshinari ^a   Ohshima, Shinichi ^a   Matsuda, Tadashi ^a   Terachi, Toshiro ^a   Yoshida, Osamu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0031932639     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63693-0     Document Type: Article

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