Impact of posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Retrospective analysis of time to continence

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1995-1999

  Woo, Jason R ^a   Shikanov, Sergey ^a   Zorn, Kevin C ^a   Shalhav, Arieh L ^a   Zagaja, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOSPHINCTER RECONSTRUCTION; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY FREQUENCY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATECTOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 72449149747     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0117     Document Type: Article

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