Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Advances since 2005

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-135

  Su, Li Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Prostatectomy; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTENCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 76749137140     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e328336257a     Document Type: Review

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