title: Complications of transabdominal retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.
abstract: Twelve complications occurred in 175 patients (7%) undergoing transabdominal retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for management of nonseminomatous testicular carcinoma. There was no operative mortality. The low morbidity and rare mortality associated with the operation justifies its continued use both as a staging procedure and as a therapeutic modality.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy