Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: Which Surgical Approach?

European Urology, Supplements

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 778-781

  Nadu, Andrei ^a   Mottrie, Alex ^b   Geavlete, Petrisor ^c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Saint John Emergency Clinical Hospital   (Romania)

Author keywords

Endopyelotomy; Laparoscopic pyeloplasty; Robotic assisted pyeloplasty; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOPYELOTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED PYELOPLASTY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 68949189504     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eursup.2009.06.014     Document Type: Review

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