Evidence-based comparison of robotic and open radical prostatectomy

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Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 2228-2237

  Lowrance, William T ^a   Tarin, Tatum V ^a   Shariat, Shahrokh F ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Cost; Minimally invasive; Prostate neoplasms; Radical prostatectomy, robotic; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650260346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.218     Document Type: Review

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