Leg Endoscopic Groin Lymphadenectomy (LEG Procedure): Step-by-Step Approach to a Straightforward Technique

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 821-828

  Master, Viraj ^a,b   Ogan, Kenneth ^b   Kooby, David ^a,b   Hsiao, Wayland ^b   Delman, Keith ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymph node excision; Penile neoplasms; Video assisted surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LEG EDEMA; LEG ENDOSCOPIC GROIN LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEROMA; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULITIS; DRAINAGE; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GROIN; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70349289097     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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