Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular and Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer-Surgical Technique and Outcomes of a Single-surgeon Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) is essential in managing testicular and upper urinary tract urothelial cancer (UTUC). While open RPLND remains the gold standard, robot-assisted RPLND (RA-RPLND) is gaining traction in selected cases. This study aims to describe the surgical technique and our experience with RA-RPLND, and to demonstrate the peri-and postoperative safety and efficacy of this approach for the treatment of testicular cancer and UTUC.

Methods

We analyzed the data from a single-surgeon series of 96 patients (64 testicular cancer and 32 UTUC) who underwent RA-RPLND between 2016 and 2024. The procedures included left (n = 49), right (n = 31), and bilateral (n = 16) template dissection. Bilateral and unilater

SUBMITTER: Furrer MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12032178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature