Trends in partial and radical nephrectomy: An analysis of case logs from certifying urologists

Journal of Urology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 464-469

  Poon, Stephen A ^a   Silberstein, Jonathan L ^a   Chen, Ling Y ^a,b   Ehdaie, Behfar ^a   Kim, Philip H ^a   Russo, Paul ^a  

^a Urology Service   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney; kidney neoplasms; laparoscopy; nephrectomy; physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECERTIFICATION; SURGEON; UROLOGIST;

KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPIC PN; LAPAROSCOPIC RN; LAPAROSCOPY; LPN; LRN; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; NSS; OPEN PN; OPEN RN; OPN; ORN; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PN; RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; RN; RP;

CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEPHRECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84880038277     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.094     Document Type: Article

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