Multicentre study evaluating the surgical learning curve for posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy.

CONCLUSION: In specialized endocrine surgical centres between 24 and 42 procedures are required to fulfil the entire surgical learning curve for the posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy. PMID: 29493779 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Surgery - March 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Vrielink OM, Engelsman AF, Hemmer PHJ, de Vries J, Vorselaars WMCM, Vriens MR, Karakatsanis A, Hellman P, Sywak MS, van Leeuwen BL, El Moumni M, Kruijff S Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research