Laparoscopic versus open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: A cost analysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1945-1949

  Ogan, Kenneth ^a   Lotan, Yair ^a   Koeneman, Kenneth ^a   Pearle, Margaret S ^a   Cadeddu, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Laparoscopy; Lymph node excision; Neoplasm metastasis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MODEL; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036837253     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64269-3     Document Type: Article

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