Initial evaluation of robotic technology for microsurgical vasovasostomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 300-303

  Kuang, Wayne ^a   Shin, Paul R ^a   Matin, Surena ^a,b   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Microsurgery; Robotics; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; NEEDLE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREMOR; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0348109400     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000098364.94347.02     Document Type: Article

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