Training of urologic oncology fellows does not adversely impact outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-305

  Link, Brian A ^a   Nelson, Rebecca ^a   Josephson, David Y ^a   Lau, Clayton ^a   Wilson, Timothy G ^a  

^a City of Hope ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; URINARY TRACT CANCER; UROLOGY;

HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGY;

EID: 60349129797     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0378     Document Type: Article

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