The learning curve for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: An international multicenter study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2291-2296

  Secin, Fernando P ^a   Savage, Caroline ^a   Abbou, Claude ^b   De La Taille, Alexandre ^b   Salomon, Laurent ^b   Rassweiler, Jens ^d   Hruza, Marcel ^d   Rozet, Franois ^c   Cathelineau, Xavier ^c   Janetschek, Gunther ^f   Nassar, Faissal ^f   Turk, Ingolf ^g   Vanni, Alex J ^g   Gill, Inderbir S ^h   Koenig, Philippe ^h   Kaouk, Jihad H ^h   Martinez Pineiro, Luis ⁱ   Pansadoro, Vito ^j   Emiliozzi, Paolo ^j   Bjartell, Anders ^k   Jiborn, Thomas ^k   Eden, Christopher ^l   Richards, Andrew J ^l   Van Velthoven, Roland ^m   Stolzenburg, Jens Uwe ^e   Rabenalt, Robert ^e   Su, Li Ming ⁿ   Pavlovich, Christian P ⁿ   Levinson, Adam W ⁿ   Touijer, Karim A ^a   Vickers, Andrew ^a   Guillonneau, Bertrand ^a   more..

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^g Institute of Urology Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery   (United States)

^h LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^j Vincenzo Pansadoro Foundation   (Italy)

^k LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^l NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

ⁿ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Learning; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; EUROPE; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78349312625     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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