Is the transition from open to robotic prostatectomy fair to your patients? A single-surgeon comparison with 2-year follow-up

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-207

  Nadler, Robert B ^a   Casey, Jessica T ^a   Zhao, Lee C ^a   Navai, Neema ^a   Smith, Zachary L ^b   Zhumkhawala, Ali ^c   Macejko, Amanda M ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Open; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Robotic

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; ROBOTIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

BLOOD LOSS; CASE-CONTROL; CONTROL MODEL; FOLLOW UP; LEARNING CURVES; OPEN; POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGIN; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY;

DISEASES;

EID: 75849116068     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-009-0162-6     Document Type: Article

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