Increasing numbers of ureteric injuries after the introduction of laparoscopic surgery

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 422-427

  Parpala Spårman, Teija ^a   Paananen, Ilkka ^a   Santala, Markku ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Hellström, Pekka ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Injury; Kidney; Laparoscopy; Surgery; Ureter; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT; URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URETER; URETEROSCOPY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 54249128831     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590802025857     Document Type: Article

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