Laparoscopic colectomy: Does the learning curve extend beyond colorectal surgery fellowship?

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-331

  Waters, Joshua A ^a   Chihara, Ray ^a   Moreno, Jose ^a   Robb, Bruce W ^a   Wiebke, Eric A ^a   George, Virgilio V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Colon cancer; Laparoscopy; Learning curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951760442     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680810X12924466006800     Document Type: Article

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