Low-cost reusable instrumentation for laparoendoscopic single-site nephrectomy: Assessment in a porcine model

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-424

  Autorino, Riccardo ^a,b   Kim, Fernando J ^c   Rane, Abhay ^d   De Sio, Marco ^b   Stein, Robert J ^a   Damiano, Rocco ^e   Micali, Salvatore ^f   Correia Pinto, Jorge ^g   Kaouk, Jihad H ^a   Lima, Estevão ^g  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SKIN INCISION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; LAPAROSCOPES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEPHRECTOMY; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 79952662137     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0415     Document Type: Article

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