Robotic radical prostatectomy learning curve of a fellowship-trained laparoscopic surgeon

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Zorn, Kevin C ^a   Orvieto, Marcelo A ^a   Gong, Edward M ^a   Mikhail, Albert A ^a   Gofrit, Ofer N ^a   Zagaja, Gregory P ^a   Shalhav, Arieh L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248589073     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0239     Document Type: Article

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