Robotic gynecologic surgery: Past, present, and future

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-343

  Chen, Chi Chiung Grace ^a   Falcone, Tommaso ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MYOMECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; ROBOTICS; STERNOTOMY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; ROBOTICS;

EID: 69449087587     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181b08adf     Document Type: Article

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