Laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal diseases in children: Is there a learning curve?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1173-1176

  Ja, Hyeon Ku ^a   Woon, Geol Yeo ^a   Hyeon, Hoe Kim ^a,b   Choi, Hwang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Kidney; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22044458449     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.052     Document Type: Article

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