Initial experience with robot-assisted varicocelectomy

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-148

  Shu, Tung ^a   Taghechian, Shaya ^b   Wang, Run ^c  

^a RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microscopic varic ocelectomy; Robot assisted varicocelectomy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROBOT ASSISTED VARICOCELECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; VARICOCELE; VAS DEFERENS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; ROBOTICS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 37749004275     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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