[19] In 2008 Steiner et al. demonstrated the feasibility of a bilateral L-PCLND with the preservation of sympathetic nerves in 42 patients (stage IIB n = 19). No conversion to O-PCLND was ...

RPLND, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This largely retrospective study ... Patients who underwent full bilateral template dissection had fewer recurrences (three of 31 patients; 9.7%) compared ...

These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a large operation. You might be in hospital for around 5 days depending on ...

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Open primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) has an acceptable morbidity profile in men with testicular cancer, according to a study ...

Patients with bilateral testis cancer ... Study flowchart. RPLND, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Table 1. Patient Characteristics Stratified by Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy After RPLND The ...

Removal of the retroperitoneal lymph node proximal to the aortic bifurcation ... leading Lerner to conclude that "bilateral standard dissection confined to the true pelvis is the standard of ...

Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for patients with non-seminomatous germ cell tumors have met with great skepticism with results reported from high volume laparoscopic ...

Traditionally, elevated levels of serum tumor markers after chemotherapy for germ cell cancer have been considered a contraindication for retroperitoneal lymph-node dissection (RPLND). These ...

To our knowledge this is the largest study directly comparing L-PCLND with O-PCLND patients. In concordance with previous studies we demonstrated that L-PCLND to represents a safe and reasonable ...

2.1.2 The standard method for retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is an open procedure through an additional incision. A modification to the standard approach is nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph ...

Current evidence on the efficacy of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is limited and there are safety concerns about the procedure. It should therefore not be used without special ...