Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in obese patients: Outcomes and technical considerations

Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-252

  Fugita, Oscar E H ^a   Chan, David Y ^a,b   Roberts, William W ^a   Kavoussi, Louis R ^a   Jarrett, Thomas W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEPHRECTOMY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR;

EID: 1242274334     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.09.077     Document Type: Article

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