Counterpoint: Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: Perhaps the surgical gold standard for prostate cancer care

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 689-692

  Kawachi, Mark H ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy laparoscopy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURGERY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 34547953015     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2007.0059     Document Type: Article

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