Learning curves in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery: a systematic search and review.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform a systematic search and review of the available literature on the learning curves (LCs) in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery.

Authors

  • Nikolaos Grivas
    Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: n.grivas@nki.nl.
  • Ioannis Zachos
    Department of Urology, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Medical School, Larissa, Greece.
  • Georgios Georgiadis
    Department of Urology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  • Markos Karavitakis
    Department of Urology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  • Vasilis Tzortzis
    Department of Urology, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Medical School, Larissa, Greece.
  • Charalampos Mamoulakis
    Department of Urology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Greece.