Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy by a single surgeon in Taiwan: Experience with the initial 30 cases

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Ou, Yen Chuan ^a   Yang, Chi Rei ^a   Wang, John ^a   Cheng, Chen Li ^a   Patel, Vipul R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; DISEASES; ROBOTIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

BODY MASS; CLASSIFIEDS; CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DA VINCI SYSTEM; LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER; POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGIN; PROFICIENCY INDICATORS; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TREATMENT;

LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 51549101178     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-008-0107-5     Document Type: Article

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