Robotic surgery in urology: Fact or fantasy?

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1183-1187

  Binder, Jochen ^a,b   Bräutigam, Ronald ^a   Jonas, Dietger ^b   Bentas, Wassilios ^b  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 9644284441     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2004.05130.x     Document Type: Review

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