The Use of a Surgical Patch in the Prevention of Lymphoceles After Extraperitoneal Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Prospective Pilot Study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2285-2290

  Simonato, Alchiede ^a   Varca, Virginia ^a   Esposito, Marco ^a   Venzano, Fabio ^a   Carmignani, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

complications; lymph node excision; lymphocele; pelvis; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EXTRAPERITONEAL PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; DRUG COMBINATION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL SPONGE;

FIBRINOGEN; TACHOSIL; THROMBIN;

DRUG COMBINATIONS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL SPONGES; THROMBIN;

EID: 70350443226     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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