Is laparoscopic radical prostatectomy after transurethral prostatectomy appropriated?

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1146-1149

  Leewansangtong, Sunai ^a   Taweemonkongsap, Tawatchai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; Prostate; Prostatic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGEON; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 33748501263     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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