Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy in the management of low-stage testicular cancer: Technique and results

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 52-56

  Corvin, S ^a   Sturm, W ^a   Kuczyk, M ^a   Anastasiadis, A G ^a   Stenzl, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL STUDY; EJACULATION; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 18344384776     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700510010845     Document Type: Article

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