Laparoscopic nephrectomy: The experience of the laparoscopy working group of the German Urologic Association

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-21

  Rassweiler, Jens ^a   Fornara, Paolo ^a   Weber, Mathias ^a   Janetschek, Günther ^a   Fahlenkamp, Dirk ^a   Henkel, Thomas ^a   Beer, Manfred ^a   Stackl, Walter ^a   Boeckmann, Wieland ^a   Recker, Franz ^a   Lampel, Alexander ^a   Fischer, Claus ^a   Humke, Ulrich ^a   Miller, Kurt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Complications; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; KIDNEY TUBERCULOSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; PANCREAS FISTULA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032322516     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63015-5     Document Type: Article

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