Application of continuous tension to aid in performing the vesicourethral anastomosis for robot-assisted prostatectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1941-1944

  Meeks, Joshua J ^a   Zhao, Lee C ^a   Greco, Kristin A ^a   Wu, Simon D ^a   Nadler, Robert B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CLIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; URINE INCONTINENCE; VESICOURETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 72449192736     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0360     Document Type: Article

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