Malfunction of the da Vinci robotic system in urology

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 736-740

  Chen, Cheng Che ^a   Ou, Yen Chuan ^a,b,c   Yang, Cheng Kuang ^a   Chiu, Kun Yuan ^a   Wang, Shian Shiang ^a   Su, Chung Kuang ^a   Ho, Hao Chung ^a   Cheng, Chen Li ^a   Chen, Chuan Shu ^a   Lee, Jian Ri ^a   Chen, Wen Min ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Da Vinci; Malfunction; Robot; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AGED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864325688     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03010.x     Document Type: Article

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