Prospective evaluation of learning curve for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Identification of factors improving operative times

Urology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 840-844

  Ferguson, Genoa G ^a   Ames, Caroline D ^a   Weld, Kyle J ^a   Yan, Yan ^a   Venkatesh, Ramakrishna ^a   Landman, Jaime ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGY;

EID: 26644466319     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.04.039     Document Type: Article

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