Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Initial 15 cases in Japan

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-88

  Yoshioka, K ^a   Hatano, T ^a   Nakagami, Y ^a   Ozu, C ^a   Horiguchi, Y ^a   Yonou, H ^a   Tachibana, M ^a   Coughlin, G ^b   Patel, V R ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Japan; Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; Training program

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; LAPAROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

IMAGE TRAINING; INTRA-OPERATIVE; JAPAN; LEARNING CURVES; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS SURGERY; SURGICAL OPERATION; TRAINING COURSE; TRAINING PROGRAM;

ROBOTIC SURGERY;

EID: 46249121590     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-008-0087-5     Document Type: Article

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