Is the Open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy Dead?

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1281-1283

  Graefen, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548823471     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.08.027     Document Type: Editorial

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