Template-based pelvic lymph node dissection during lateral decubitus-positioned total retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy: a step-by-step description of a surgical technique
Jun-Wei Pan, Xiang Zhang, Xue-Jian Zhou, Xian-Jin Wang, Da Xu, Bo-Ke Liu, Xing-Wei Jin, Yi-Han Chen, Bao-Xing Huang, Wei-Chao Tu, Xin-Le Zhang, Dan-Feng Xu, Yuan Shao · 2026
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Description
Jun-Wei Pan and colleagues described in 2026, step by step, how to clear pelvic lymph nodes during a kidney and ureter removal done entirely from behind the abdominal cavity. Their patients lay on their side, an approach that spares the peritoneum but cramps the working space. Eleven patients with high-risk lower urinary tract cancer underwent the combined operation between 2022 and 2024.
The node dissection added about half an hour and at most one extra port. One mild anemia case was the only complication, needing no transfusion. Anatomical hurdles included a severe spinal curve and twisted iliac arteries in several patients. Every operation succeeded, and nodes tested positive in one patient. The authors argue the template-based dissection makes the side-lying retroperitoneal route a credible standard for this cancer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jun-Wei Pan, Xiang Zhang, Xue-Jian Zhou, Xian-Jin Wang, Da Xu, Bo-Ke Liu, Xing-Wei Jin, Yi-Han Chen, Bao-Xing Huang, Wei-Chao Tu, Xin-Le Zhang, Dan-Feng Xu, Yuan Shao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |