Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: In recent years, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), which is an invasive procedure, can be performed through retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach as a result of developments in the urological laparoscopic procedures. Retroperitoneal laparoscopic lymphadenectomy was performed in a patient with stage IIB nonseminomatous germ cell tumor in our clinic. The duration of the operation was about 150 minutes and 10 lymph nodes were dissected. Negative malignity was reported in all of the lymph nodes. The patient was discharged at postoperative 48th hour without any complications. To our knowledge, this case was the first RPLND in Turkey operated by retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach.
Source: Urology Research and Practice
Institution: Gülhane Askerî Tıp Akademisi
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7140242589