Endoscopic resection of a pelvic neurogenic tumor through the retroperitoneal approach.
A pelvic neurogenic tumor resected endoscopically through the retroperitoneal approach is described. Close examination of a 62-year-old man who complained of dull pain in the lower abdomen revealed a tumor on the posterior surface of the iliacus muscle. The tumor was extracted endoscopically without the need for a laparotomy. This procedure involves a less invasive approach that may be useful for benign retroperitoneal pelvic tumors.
Nishi
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Department of Surgery and Pathology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31, Kitayama-chou, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-8502, Japan. nishi24@jc4.so-net.ne.jp
Kido
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Yamanishi
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Nakahara
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Nakao
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Tsujimoto
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D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery