Nerve sparing post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for advanced testicular cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1656-1658

  Coogan, Christopher L ^a   Hejase, Mohamed J ^a   Wahle, Gregory R ^a   Foster, Richard S ^a   Rowland, Randall G ^a   Bihrle, Richard ^a   Donohue, John P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ejaculation; infertility; lymph node excision; male; nerves; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0029854446     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65476-4     Document Type: Article

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