Major urological oncological surgeries can be performed using minimally invasive robotic or laparoscopic methods with similar early perioperative outcomes compared to conventional open methods

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Sterrett, Samuel ^a   Mammen, Tony ^a   Nazemi, Tanya ^a   Galich, Anton ^a   Peters, Gregory ^a   Smith, Lynette ^a   Balaji, K C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Outcome; Robotic; Surgery; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34047174564     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-006-0140-9     Document Type: Article

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