Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Learning curve of first 100 cases

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 635-640

  Ou, Yen Chuan ^a   Yang, Chi Rei ^a   Wang, John ^b   Cheng, Chen Li ^a   Patel, Vipul R ^c  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Global Robotic Institute at Florida Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; prostate cancer; radical prostatectomy; robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TAIWAN; VESICOURETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77953855571     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02546.x     Document Type: Article

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