Robotic versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: A cost analysis from a single institute in Korea

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2722-2729

  Baek, Se Jin ^a   Kim, Seon Hahn ^a   Cho, Jae Sung ^a   Shin, Jae Won ^a   Kim, Jin ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM TUMOR; ROBOTICS; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84867850723     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1728-4     Document Type: Article

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