title: Usefulness of extraperitoneal laparoscopic paraaortic lymphadenectomy for lymph node recurrence in gynecologic malignancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of extraperitoneal laparoscopic paraaortic lymphadenectomy for suspected lymph node recurrence of gynecological cancers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Unit of Gynecologic Oncology of an acute-care teaching hospital in Barcelona, Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between December 2002 and October 2007, eight women underwent extraperitoneal laparoscopic paraaortic lymphadenectomy for suspected lymph node recurrence, detected by magnetic resonance image (MRI), computed tomography (CT) scan or 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scanning. The suspicious nodes were removed through an extraperitoneal laparoscopic approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median age of patients was 66.5 years (range: 54-74). The median operating time was 157.5 minutes (range: 120-240). The median blood loss was 112.5 mL (range: 50-150). The mean nodal yield was 9.4+/-4.72 (range: 1-16). There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The median hospital stay was two days. Histological examination revealed metastasis in seven of eight patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The extraperitoneal laparoscopic paraaortic lymphadenectomy for lymph node recurrence of gynecological cancers is a safe and feasible procedure which should be considered where there is isolated involvement of retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This procedure is a minimally invasive technique that allows an excellent approach to the paraaortic lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Materno-infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. agil@vhebron.net
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil-Moreno
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franco-Camps
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Díaz-Feijoo
authors.forename: Asumpció
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-Benavente
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Palones
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Del Campo
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parera
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verges
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castellví
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xercavins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery