Cost analysis of pediatric robot-assisted and laparoscopic pyeloplasty

Journal of Urology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1083-1086

  Casella, Daniel P ^a   Fox, Janelle A ^a   Schneck, Francis X ^a   Cannon, Glenn M ^a   Ost, Michael C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney pelvis; laparoscopy; robotics; urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOT ASSISTED PYELOPLASTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY PELVIS; LAPAROSCOPY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84873727462     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.08.259     Document Type: Article

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