EAU guidelines on robotic and single-site surgery in Urology

European Urology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-291

  Merseburger, Axel S ^a   Herrmann, Thomas R W ^a   Shariat, Shahrokh F ^b   Kyriazis, Iason ^c   Nagele, Udo ^d   Traxer, Olivier ^e   Liatsikos, Evangelos N ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^d Bezirkskrankenhaus Hall ^*  (Austria)

^e HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Conversions and complications; EAU Guidelines; Incontinence; Laparoscopic single site surgery; Learning curve; LESS (partial) nephrectomy; LESS adrenalectomy; LESS cystectomy; LESS prostatectomy; LESS pyeloplasty; LESS radical nephroureterectomy; Partial nephrectomy; Patient safety; Pelvic lymph node dissection; Potency; Radical cystectomy; Radical prostatectomy; Reconstructive renal surgery; Robot assisted; Sacrocolpopexy; Urological surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; SINGLE SITE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CONVERSIONS AND COMPLICATIONS; EAU; GUIDELINES; INCONTINENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SINGLE-SITE SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; LESS (PARTIAL) NEPHRECTOMY; LESS ADRENALECTOMY; LESS CYSTECTOMY; LESS PROSTATECTOMY; LESS PYELOPLASTY; LESS RADICAL NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; POTENCY; RADICAL CYSTECTOMY; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE RENAL SURGERY; ROBOT-ASSISTED; SACROCOLPOPEXY; UROLOGICAL SURGERY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84879931290     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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