Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: The learning curve

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-82

  Bollens, Renaud ^a,b   Sandhu, Sarbjinder ^a   Roumeguere, Thierry ^a   Quackels, Thierry ^a   Schulman, Claude ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CANCER CONTROL; CONTINENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 15244342001     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000160620.28613.b1     Document Type: Review

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