FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF NEEDLESCOPIC VERSUS OPEN ADRENALECTOMY
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 162 (4) , 1264-1267
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(05)68261-4
Abstract
Conclusions These data demonstrate that in addition to providing a shorter hospital stay, decreased morbidity and quicker recovery, needlescopic adrenalectomy also is 17.9% less expensive than open adrenalectomy.Keywords
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