Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph-node dissection with the waterjet is technically feasible and safe in testis-cancer patients

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 823-826

  Corvin, Stefan ^a   Sturm, Wolfgang ^a   Schlatter, Evelin ^a   Anastasiadis, Aristotelis ^a   Kuczyk, Markus ^a   Stenzl, Arnulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CAVA VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; TESTIS CANCER; WATERJET;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 26444493588     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.823     Document Type: Article

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