Learning curve of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy with 60 initial cases by a single surgeon

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Ou, Yen Chuan ^a   Yang, Chi Rei ^a   Wang, John ^a   Cheng, Chen Li ^a   Patel, Vipul R ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Global Robotic Institute at Florida Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; prostate cancer; radical prostatectomy; robotics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONVALESCENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959953841     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(11)60023-7     Document Type: Article

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