Improvements in robot-assisted prostatectomy: The effect of surgeon experience and technical changes on oncologic and functional outcomes

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1105-1110

  Samadi, David B ^a   Muntner, Paul ^b   Nabizada Pace, Fatima ^a   Brajtbord, Jonathan S ^a   Carlucci, John ^a   Lavery, Hugh J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FASCIA; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; VALIDITY;

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

EID: 77954934584     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0136     Document Type: Article

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