Robotic radical hysterectomy: A new standard of care?

Future Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-25

  Ramirez, Pedro T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic radical hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; ROBOTICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 66949164413     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14796694.5.1.23     Document Type: Article

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