Minimally invasive pediatric nephrectomy

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-281

  Harrell, W Bruce ^a   Snow, Brent W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Pediatric surgery; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

BLEEDING; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 20644441338     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000172404.77514.9c     Document Type: Review

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