Post-chemotherapy robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in non-seminomatous germ cell tumor of testis: Feasibility and outcomes of initial cases.
Ekrem IslamogluÇağatay ÖzsoyHakan AnılYasin AktaşMutlu AteşMurat SavaşPublished in: Turkish journal of urology (2018)
Post-chemotherapy RA-RPLND appears to be a feasible and oncologically safe procedure with acceptable operative morbidity. However, this technique should be applied in centers highly experienced in robotic surgery, considering that RPLND is a surgery with fatal complications.
Keyphrases
- germ cell
- robot assisted
- minimally invasive
- locally advanced
- rheumatoid arthritis
- coronary artery bypass
- rectal cancer
- risk factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- disease activity
- metabolic syndrome
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- interstitial lung disease
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention