Transition from open to robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is associated with a reduction of positive surgical margins amongst private-practice-based urologists

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Madeb, Ralph ^a   Golijanin, Dragan ^a   Knopf, Joy ^a   Nicholson, Craig ^a   Cramer, Stuart ^a   Tonetti, Frederick ^a   Piccone, Kelly ^a   Valvo, John R ^a   Eichel, Louis ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Positive margins; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Robotic assisted

Indexed keywords

ROBOTIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

% REDUCTIONS; POSITIVE MARGIN; POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGIN; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTIC-ASSISTED; THOUGHT LEADERS;

DISEASES;

EID: 34347245980     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-007-0017-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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