Robotic pyeloplasty: A critical appraisal

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-22

  Badwan, K ^a   Bhayani, S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Pyeloplasty; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ROBOTICS;

COST EFFECTIVE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; PYELOPLASTY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

LAPAROSCOPY;

FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PYELOPLASTY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34248230588     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.118     Document Type: Review

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