Radical perineal prostatectomy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer in morbidly obese patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Dahm, Philipp ^a   Yang, Benjamin K ^a   Salmen, Chas R ^a   Moul, Judd W ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Obesity; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; EPHEDRINE; ESMOLOL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LABETALOL; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL PERINEAL PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SKILL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 20444459056     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000161593.29525.e2     Document Type: Article

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