Is laparoscopy dying for radical prostatectomy?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-100

  Cathelineau, Xavier ^a   Sanchez Salas, Rafael ^b   Barret, Eric ^b   Rozet, François ^b   Vallancien, Guy ^b  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 41649106326     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-008-0019-y     Document Type: Review

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