Cost analysis of open, laparoscopic, and percutaneous treatment options for nephron-sparing surgery

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 782-789

  Link, Richard E ^a,b   Permpongkosol, Sompol ^a   Gupta, Ajay ^a   Jarrett, Thomas W ^a   Solomon, Stephen B ^a   Kavoussi, Louis R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOSURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRONS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 33750931746     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.782     Document Type: Article

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