Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: The first 100 patients-improving patient safety and outcomes

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-484

  Tsao, Alice K ^a,b   Smaldone, Marc D ^a   Averch, Timothy D ^a   Jackman, Stephen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS ABSCESS; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; EDUCATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65549088964     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0241     Document Type: Article

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