Journal article
Telementoring Between Brazil and the United States: Initial Experience
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To assess the safety and feasibility of transcontinental telementored and telepresence surgery, we report on two procedures carried out with participation by surgeons in Baltimore in the United States and São Paulo and Recife in Brazil.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Over a period of 3 months, a laparoscopic bilateral varicocelectomy and a percutaneous renal access for a percutaneous nephrolithotomy were performed. The mentoring …
Authors
Rodrigues Netto N; Mitre AI; Lima SVC; Fugita OE; Lima ML; Stoianovici D; Patriciu A; Kavoussi LR
Journal
Journal of Endourology, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 217–220
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
May 2003
DOI
10.1089/089277903765444339
ISSN
0892-7790