Uni- vs. multiloculated pelvic lymphoceles: Differences in the treatment of symptomatic pelvic lymphoceles after open radical retropubic prostatectomy

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-170

  Treiyer, Adrian ^a   Haben, Bjorn ^a   Stark, Eberhard ^a   Breitling, Peter ^a   Steffens, Joachim ^a  

^a St Antonius Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Lymph nodes; Lymphoceles; Pelvis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 76249122997     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000200006     Document Type: Article

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