An incision for extended suprahilar retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.
To fulfill the necessary criteria for adequate exposure for extended suprahilar retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy we have used a thoracoabdominal midline extraperitoneal incision that affords the high exposure of a thoracoabdominal incision without sacrificing the broad exposure afforded by a midline incision and maintains the advantages of the extraperitoneal approach.
D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery