Converting from open to robotic prostatectomy: Key concepts

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-80

  Johnson, Emilie K ^a   Wood Jr , David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Prostatectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72549104468     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.06.009     Document Type: Review

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