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Utilization of and charges for robotic versus laparoscopic versus open surgery for endometrial cancer

Xinhua Yu, Deirdre Lum, T. Kiet, Katherine C. Fuh, James W. Orr, Rebecca Brooks, Stefanie Ueda, Lee‐may Chen, Daniel S. Kapp, John K. Chan

Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2012 · 33 citations · 27 references

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In this statewide analysis of endometrial cancer patients, the utilization of robotic surgery increased and is associated with higher hospital charges compared to laparoscopic and open procedures.

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Cancer Statistics, 2010

Ahmedin Jemal, Rebecca L. Siegel, Jiaquan Xu et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2010 · 12.6K citations · Full text

Laparoscopy Compared With Laparotomy for Comprehensive Surgical Staging of Uterine Cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2

Joan L. Walker, Marion Piedmonte, Nick M. Spirtos et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2009 · 1.3K citations

New Technology and Health Care Costs — The Case of Robot-Assisted Surgery

Gabriel I. Barbash, Sherry Glied · New England Journal of Medicine · 2010 · 956 citations

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Comparative Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive vs Open Radical Prostatectomy

Jim C. Hu · JAMA · 2009 · 817 citations

Uterine papillary serous and clear cell carcinomas predict for poorer survival compared to grade 3 endometrioid corpus cancers

Chad A. Hamilton, M. K. Cheung, Kathryn Osann et al. · British Journal of Cancer · 2006 · 655 citations · Full text