A da Vinci robot system can make sense for a mature laparoscopic prostatectomy program

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-12

  Steinberg, Peter L ^a   Merguerian, Paul A ^a   Bihrle III, William ^a   Heaney, John A ^a   Seigne, John D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Cost; Cost analysis; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 42949091359     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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