Technical advances in the surgical management of Wilms tumors in children
Rodrigo L P Romao1, Alida F W van der Steeg2, Marcus Malek3
1Departments of Surgery and Urology, IWK Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
|February 23, 2023
Abstract:
Surgery is one of the cornerstones of Wilms tumor treatment. In this article, we present technical advancements that are finding their way into the armamentarium of pediatric cancer surgeons. We discuss the current approaches, challenges, opportunities, and future directions of minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic and robotics), image-guided surgery, and fluorescence-guided surgery. Furthermore, we discuss the use of intraoperative ultrasonography, as well as the use of new techniques to improve the quality of lymph node sampling.
Keywords:
Wilms tumorfluorescence guidedimage guidedlymph node samplingminimally invasivenephroblastomasurgery

