Extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer: Will the previously reported benefits be reproduced in hospitals with lower surgical volumes?

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 437-441

  Lindberg, Christian ^a   Davidsson, Thomas ^a   Gudjónsson, Sigurdur ^a   Hilmarsson, Rafn ^a   Liedberg, Fredrik ^b   Bratt, Ola ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Lymphadenectomy; Prostate cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METASTASIS; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NORWAY; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 72049116305     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365590903200524     Document Type: Article

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