Contemporary evaluation of operative parameters and complications related to open radical retropubic prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 702-706

  Lepor, Herbert ^a   Kaci, Ledia ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER INJURY;

EID: 0141784082     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00515-6     Document Type: Article

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