The learning curve of robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: What is the evidence?

Archivos Espanoles de Urologia

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 830-837

  Secin, Fernando P ^a  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Prostatectomy; Robotic

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STATISTICS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 80055011544     PISSN: 00040614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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