Laparoscopic approach to retroperitoneal lymph node dissection

Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-125

  Gerber, Glenn S ^a,b   Rukstalis, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy; laparoscopy; retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy; testes tumors

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029877558     PISSN: 87560437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2388(199603/04)12:2<121::AID-SSU6>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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