Assessing performance trends in laparoscopic nephrectomy and nephron sparing surgery for localized renal tumors

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of laparoscopy on utilization of partial nephrectomy (PN) by comparing national utilization trends in patients undergoing surgery for localized renal tumors. METHODS: Using linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data, we retrospectively exa...

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Main Authors: Smaldone, Marc C., Kutikov, Alexander, Egleston, Brian, Simhan, Jay, Canter, Daniel J., Teper, Ervin, Viterbo, Rosalia, Chen, David Y.T., Greenberg, Richard E., Uzzo, Robert G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411888/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22704174
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2012.02.067
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