Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Impact of the learning curve on positive surgical margins

Erdogru T., Celik O., Akand M., Akin Y., Sahin A. F., Ciftcioglu M. A.

ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA, cilt.66, sa.4, ss.359-366, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.359-366
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, Learning curve, Prostate cancer, TRAINING-PROGRAM, EXPERIENCE, CANCER, VALIDITY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVES: The study was conducted to assess the incidence of positive surgical margins (PSMs) in our series of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) performed by a fellowship trained surgeon in independent practice.