The "halo effect" in Korea: Change in practice patterns since the introduction of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-60

  Sung, Ee Rah ^a   Jeong, Wooju ^a   Park, Sung Yul ^b   Ham, Won Sik ^a   Choi, Young Deuk ^a   Hong, Sung Joon ^a   Rha, Koon Ho ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Da Vinci; Halo effect; Practice patterns; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UROLOGY;

DA VINCI; HALO EFFECT; INTUITIVE SURGICAL; LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE PATTERN; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY; SURGICAL SYSTEMS;

DISEASES;

EID: 62249191340     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-008-0122-6     Document Type: Article

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