Which patients are suitable candidates for laparoscopic adrenalectomy with needlescopic instruments?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-11

  Castillo, Octavio ^a   Sánchez Salas, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Institut Monsouris   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY WITH NEEDLESCOPIC INSTRUMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 58549085756     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1266     Document Type: Note

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