Conversion to hand assistance may prevent conversion to an open procedure in standard laparoscopic nephrectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1297-1300

  Kural, Ali Riza ^a   Öbek, Can ^b   Tuna, Mustafa Bilal ^b   Akpinar, Haluk ^a   Demirkesen, Oktay ^b   Atug, Fatih ^a   Tüfek, I̊lter ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HAND ASSISTANCE LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77955213425     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0167     Document Type: Article

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