The role of nephron-sparing robotic surgery in the management of renal malignancy

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Shapiro, Edan ^a   Benway, Brian M ^b   Wang, Agnes J ^b   Bhayani, Sam B ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Nephron sparing surgery; Partial nephrectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; MANNITOL;

BLEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRONS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149216534     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32831a47a2     Document Type: Review

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