Nerve-sparing Robot-assisted Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection: The Monoblock Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) is a treatment option for men with stage 1 or 2 testis cancer and the standard of care for men with postchemotherapy retroperitoneal residual disease. Given the morbidity of RPLND, four important surgical modifications have been proposed: minimally invasive access, nerve-sparing resection, template resection, and en-bloc resection.

Objective

To describe the surgical steps and perioperative outcomes of robotic nerve-sparing unilateral template RPLND with en-bloc resection (roboRPLND-NS+).

Design setting and participants

From 2017 to 2019, five patients with suspicion of retroperitoneal metastatic testicular cancer on abdominopelvic computed tomography underwent roboRPLND-NS+ at a single referral center. All surge

SUBMITTER: Afferi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505201 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature