title: [Nine cases of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effects of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in the treatment of stage I nonseminomatous testicular cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2001 to May 2002, laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection was performed on 9 patients with stage I nonseminomatous testicular cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was successful in all patients. The mean operation time was 260 minutes. None of the patients required blood transfusion and had major complications intraoperatively or postoperatively. The average period of hospitalization after the operation was 5.5 days. With a mean following-up of 9 months, retroperitoneal recurrence was not seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is feasible for stage I nonseminomatous testicular cancer and its procedure is safe, effective and minimally invasive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urologic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-gen
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Janetschek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Günter
authors.forename: Dong-long
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lie-kui
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018237:Germinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult