title: An infrared ureteral stent to aid in laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwaitzberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onel
mesh_terms: 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