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Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection vs. laparoscopic lymph node dissection in the staging of
G Ferzli1, A Raboy, D Kleinerman
1Department of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and Urology, Staten Island University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
Eighteen patients undergoing laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy were compared with eighteen patients undergoing lymph node dissection performed via a totally extraperitoneal approach called extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Operative time, nodal yield, and hospital stays were essentially the same in both groups. However, the laparoscopic approach had a greater incidence of morbidity, leading the authors to adopt a totally extra-peritoneal endoscopic approach to pelvic lymph node dissection. Advantages of using an extraperitoneal approach are presented.