The role of robotics for adrenal pathology

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-96

  Hyams, Elias S ^a   Stifelman, Michael D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Partial adrenalectomy; Robotic adrenalectomy; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149260365     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32831b446c     Document Type: Review

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