Posterior reconstruction and anterior suspension with single anastomotic suture in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A simple method to improve early return of continence

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-153

  Kalisvaart, Jonathan F ^a   Osann, Kathryn E ^a   Finley, David S ^a   Ornstein, David K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Memorial Hermann Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostatectomy; Robotics; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ROBOTIC SURGERY;

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; CONTROL GROUPS; FOLLOW UP; GROUP DIFFERENCES; PROSPECTIVES; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SIMPLE METHOD; URINARY FUNCTIONS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

UROLOGY;

EID: 76149103535     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-009-0151-9     Document Type: Article

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