Laparoscopic versus Open Nephroureterectomy: Perioperative and Oncologic Outcomes from a Randomised Prospective Study

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 520-526

  Simone, Giuseppe ^a   Papalia, Rocco ^a   Guaglianone, Salvatore ^a   Ferriero, Mariaconsiglia ^a   Leonardo, Costantino ^a   Forastiere, Ester ^a   Gallucci, Michele ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy; Open nephroureterectomy; Urothelial carcinomas of the upper urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLEEDING; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67651051854     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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