Robotic technology and the translation of open radical prostatectomy to laparoscopy: The early Frankfurt experience with robotic radical prostatectomy and one year follow-up

European Urology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-181

  Bentas, Wassilios ^a   Wolfram, Marc ^a   Jones, Jon ^a   Bräutigam, Ronald ^a   Kramer, Wolfgang ^a   Binder, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Telerobotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0041767499     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(03)00256-2     Document Type: Article

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