Incorporation of hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy into an academic training program: An assessment of the utility of a 3-month minifellowship

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-439

  Brown, James A ^a   Shah, Sagar ^a   Siddiqi, Kashif ^a   Boyd, Buffi ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY; UROLOGY;

EID: 34548092404     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0130     Document Type: Article

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