Reducing the number of sutures for vesicourethral anastomosis in radical retropubic prostatectomy

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-163

  Mazaris, Evangelos M ^a   Chatzidarellis, Eleftherios ^a   Varkarakis, Ioannis M ^a   Dellis, Athanasios ^a   Deliveliotis, Charalambos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anastomosis, surgical; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasm; Sutures; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 76249096832     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000200005     Document Type: Article

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