title: Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection vs. laparoscopic lymph node dissection in the staging of prostatic and bladder carcinoma.
abstract: Eighteen patients undergoing laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy were compared with eighteen patients undergoing lymph node dissection performed via a totally extraperitoneal approach called extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Operative time, nodal yield, and hospital stays were essentially the same in both groups. However, the laparoscopic approach had a greater incidence of morbidity, leading the authors to adopt a totally extra-peritoneal endoscopic approach to pelvic lymph node dissection. Advantages of using an extraperitoneal approach are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Urology, Staten Island University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferzli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raboy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleinerman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*