Polyglyconate unidirectional barbed suture for posterior reconstruction and anastomosis during robot-assisted prostatectomy: Effect on procedure time, efficacy, and minimum 6-month follow-up

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1493-1496

  Polland, Allison R ^a   Graversen, Joseph A ^a   Mues, Adam C ^a   Badani, Ketan K ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXON;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; RHABDOSPHINCTER RECONSTRUCTION; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; URETHROVESICAL ANASTOMOSIS; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; WOUND CLOSURE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERS; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80052612653     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0668     Document Type: Article

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