Robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: a systematic review of perioperative outcomes.

Journal: BJU international
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (R-RPLND) and to compare the perioperative outcomes of R-RPLND with open RPLND (O-RPLND), as RPLND forms an integral part of the management of testis cancer and R-RPLND is a minimally invasive treatment option for this disease.

Authors

  • Harshit Garg
    Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Ahmed M Mansour
    Department of Urology and UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  • Sarah P Psutka
    Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: spsutka@uw.edu.
  • Simon P Kim
    Division of Urology, University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
  • James Porter
    Swedish Urology Group, Swedish Medical Center Seattle and Issaquah, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Christine S Gaspard
    Dolph Briscoe Jr Library, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • Furkan Dursun
    Department of Urology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • Deepak K Pruthi
    Department of Urology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  • Hanzhang Wang
    Department of Urology and UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  • Dharam Kaushik
    Department of Urology and UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.