title: Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy: Current Status.
abstract: Although the standard approach of retroperitoneal lymphadnectomy (RLA) is open surgery, laparoscopy is an emerging technique in urology and reports of laparoscopic RLA are increasing. This article presents the indications, technique, and outcome of RLA as primary treatment and post-cisplatin-based chemotherapy by means of laparoscopy. In expert hands RLA is minimally invasive and reduces morbidity in comparison with open surgery, with the same oncologic outcome. However, patient selection is crucial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllnerhauptstr 48, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunit
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllnerhauptstr 48, Salzburg 5020, Austria. Electronic address: g.janetschek@salk.at.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janetschek
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Dissection; Laparoscopy; Lymph node; RPLND; Retroperitoneal; Testicular cancer