Robot-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy: a comparison of one surgeon's outcomes.

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Published in Urology on May 01, 2004

Authors

Thomas E Ahlering1, David Woo, Louis Eichel, David I Lee, Robert Edwards, Douglas W Skarecky

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Orange, California 92868, USA.

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