An infrared ureteral stent to aid in laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
OBJECTIVE
We used an infrared ureteral stent to aid in laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.


METHODS
The patient was slender 31-year-old male. An infrared light emitting stent was used.


RESULTS
With easy visualization of the ureter laparoscopic retroperineal lymph node dissection required 268 minutes.


CONCLUSIONS
The infrared ureteral stent decreases the operative time of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection and makes it a safer and more acceptable treatment option.
Kim
K
K
Department of Urology, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Schwaitzberg
S
S
Onel
E
E
D000328:Adult; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery