Robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-30

  Bandera, Christina A ^a   Magrina, Javier F ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Gynecologic oncology; Ovarian cancer; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; ROBOTICS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59149091290     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32831ffe8e     Document Type: Review

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