Variation in use of lymph node dissection during radical cystectomy for bladder cancer

Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-390

  Hedgepeth, Ryan C ^a,b   Zhang, Yun ^b   Skolarus, Ted A ^a,b   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79551585635     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.08.050     Document Type: Article

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