A Novel End Point to Assess a Resident's Ability to Perform Hand-Assisted Versus Straight Laparoscopy for Left Colectomy: Is There Really a Difference?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 554-559

  Champagne, Bradley J ^a   Lee, Eward C ^b   Valerian, Brian ^b   Armstrong, David ^c   Ambroze, Wayne ^c   Orangio, Guy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Georgia Colorectal Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY;

EID: 52949100208     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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