Bilateral medial iliac lymph node excision by a ventral laparoscopic approach: technique description

Bilateral medial iliac lymph node excision by a ventral laparoscopic approach: technique description

The aim of this study was to describe a ventral laparoscopic technique for bilateral medial iliac lymphadenectomy in dogs. Twelve intact male purpose-bred research dogs, weighing less than 15 kg, were positioned in dorsal recumbency, and a 3-portal technique was used. Bilateral dissection was performed with vessel-sealing devices while tilting the surgical table by up to 30° towards the contral...

Lymph node clearance after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: laparoscopic versus open approach.

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic resection of the rectum is still under scrutiny for its adequacy of oncological clearance. AIM To assess lymph node yield after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer as compared to the open approach. METHODS 74 patients with middle and low rectal cancer were prospectively randomized in two groups. Group A included 39 patients who had an open ...

Medial approach for laparoscopic total gastrectomy with splenic lymph node dissection.

laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection after chemotherapy; a review

context to review and summarize the literature regarding the current status of postchemotherapy laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (pcl-rplnd) in patients with testicular germ cell tumor. evidence acquisition a comprehensive review of the english literature was performed using the pubmed database using the terms “laparoscopy” or “laparoscopic”, retroperitoneal lymph node dissect...

Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.

OBJECTIVES Primary objective of the present article is to evaluate the surgical efficiency of the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in clinical stage I and II testis tumor. Secundary, objective is the description of the technique used by the author. METHODS A description of the author's experience and review of the literature in terms of feasibility, oncological results and ...