title: The mini-invasive anterior extra peritoneal approach to the pelvis.
abstract: Retroperitoneal pelvic tumours are rare and their surgical approach is challenging. Various surgical approaches have been proposed. We present here an original mini-invasive anterior retroperitoneal approach the pelvic retroperitoneum, which was successful in a 26-year-old woman who had a benign schwannoma of the left sacral plexus. This technique presents advantages over other techniques that were considered in this case, as the least invasive and safest procedure.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. m_a_rousseau@hotmail.com
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Rousseau
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Pascal-Mousselard
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Lazennec
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Saillant
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000601:surgery; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*