Robotic hysterectomy versus conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy: Outcome and cost analyses of a matched case-control study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Sarlos, Dimitri ^a   Kots, LaVonne ^a   Stevanovic, Nebojsa ^a   Schaer, Gabriel ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopic; Laparoscopy; Robot assisted; Robotic hysterectomy; Robotic versus laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL RECORD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 77950627616     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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