Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: Indications and limitations

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1108-1113

  Rassweiler, J J ^a   Seemann, O ^a   Henkel, T O ^a   Stock, C ^a   Frede, T ^a   Alken, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

germ cells; germinoma; lymph node excision; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; NEPHRECTOMY; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0029758508     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65718-5     Document Type: Article

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