Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection (EEPLND).
Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection was performed in 60 patients for staging of organ-confined prostatic carcinoma. This procedure has significant advantages over the node dissection performed laparoscopically and should be adopted as the operative approach for staging of prostatic carcinoma.
Ferzli
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Department of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Urology, Staten Island University Hospital, NY 10304.
Raboy
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Albert
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D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D010388:Pelvis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*