title: Robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in an adolescent population.
abstract: Abstract   Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) has been shown to be safe and effective in appropriately selected pediatric and adolescent patients with paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and testicular germ-cell tumors (T-GCT). While the use of robot-assisted laparoscopy has expanded rapidly in many areas, there are very limited reports of its use with RPLND. We present two cases of adolescents who were treated using robot-assisted laparoscopic RPLND (R-RPLND)-one with paratesticular RMS (PT-RMS) and one with testicular GCT (T-GCT)-with good outcomes and low morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA. nicholas.cost@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Nicholas G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Cost
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: DaJusta
authors.forename: Candace F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Granberg
authors.forename: Raven M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cooksey
authors.forename: Carrie E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Laborde
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wickiser
authors.forename: Patricio C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gargollo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000601:surgery; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery