Pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic varicocelectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1297-1300

  Hidalgo Tamola, Josephine ^a   Sorensen, Mathew D ^a   Bice, Jeff B ^b   Lendvay, Thomas S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; ROBOTICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 68949132464     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0523     Document Type: Article

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