Laparoscopic extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer: Technique and initial outcomes

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1809-1812

  Finelli, Antonio ^a   Gill, Inderbir S ^a   Desai, Mihir M ^a   Moinzadeh, Alireza ^a   Magi Galluzzi, Cristina ^a   Kaouk, Jihad H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neoplasms; Laparoscopy; Lymph node dissection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON ILIAC ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DEEP PELVIC VEIN INJURY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; EXTERNAL ILIAC VEIN; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; GENITOFEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; LAPAROSCOPIC EXTENDED PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; OBTURATOR NERVE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; URINARY DIVERSION; VEIN INJURY;

EID: 3242739951     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000140994.72981.20     Document Type: Article

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