Should retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy be the standard of care for benign nonfunctioning kidneys? An outcome analysis based on experience with 449 cases in a 5-year period

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1411-1413

  Gupta, Narmada P ^a   Goel, Rajiv ^a   Hemal, Ashok K ^a   Dogra, P N ^a   Seth, Amlesh ^a   Aron, Monish ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Ansari, M S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Kidney; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544359623     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138371.46317.7a     Document Type: Article

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