Morbidity of prophylactic inguinal lymphadenectomy with saphenous vein preservation for squamous cell penile carcinoma

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 776-778

  Milathianakis, Constantine ^a   Bogdanos, John ^a,b   Karamanolakis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Inguinal lymphadenectomy; Penile carcinoma; Saphenous vein preservation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENIS CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEROMA; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PENILE NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544443282     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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