The incidence and treatment of lymphoceles after radical retropubic prostatectomy

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 772-775

  Pepper, Ruth J ^a   Pati, Jhumur ^a   Kaisary, Amir V ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphocele; Percutaneous aspiration; Radical prostatectomy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULTRASOUND;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17444378922     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05398.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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