Nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic testicular cancer

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 487-492

  Arai, Yoichi ^a   Ishitoya, Satoshi ^a   Okubo, Kazutoshi ^a   Aoki, Yoshitaka ^a   Okada, Takashi ^a   Maeda, Hiroshi ^a   Suzuki, Yuji ^a  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Lymph node excision; Nerves; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EJACULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0030660697     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00291.x     Document Type: Article

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