title: Laparoscopic obturator lymph node dissection in patients with prostatic cancer.
abstract: The result of 33 laparoscopic obturator lymph node dissections in patients with locally confined prostatic cancer are presented and compared with open surgery dissections. The hospitalization time was 3 days with the laparoscopic technique, a reduction by 50% compared with open surgery. The operation time was increased from 60 to 100 minutes. No serious complications were encountered. The postoperative recovery was fast and uneventful. The number of glands dissected out was slightly lower than that at open surgery. Obturator lymph node metastases were found in 15% of the patients in the laparoscopic series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grenabo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grundtman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hedelin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies