SciELO

Single-Port Robot-Assisted Post-Chemotherapy Unilateral Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection: Feasibility and Surgical Considerations

Introduction: Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) is indicated for testicular cancer patients with residual masses post-chemotherapy or stage I-II non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) ...
The New York Times

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...
UroToday

Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph-Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer: Initial Experience - Beyond the Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, we are one of only two centres routinely performing RA-RPLND. Despite the additional operative challenges in post-chemotherapy patients, our study demonstrates that ...
UroToday

Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection After Chemotherapy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Germ-Cell Tumor at a Single Center.

This study investigated the perioperative and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) procedures for post-chemotherapy patients with nonseminomatous ...
healthday

Open Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection Shows Acceptable Morbidity

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Open primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) has an acceptable morbidity profile in men with testicular cancer, according to a study published ...
SciELO

Refining the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer

Since its initial description, the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has evolved considerably, from a purely diagnostic tool performed to stage germ cell testicular cancer to a ...
MedPage Today

Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Stage II Seminoma: Is Surgery the New Path Forward?

On the basis of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, clinical stage (CS) II seminoma is treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) ...
ascopubs.org

Surgery in Metastatic Seminoma: Negative Trial Should Be Treated as Negative

With great interest, we have read an article by Daneshmand et al 1 describing outcomes after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular seminoma with limited retroperitoneal ...
Too Old to Operate

Comparison of laparoscopic, robotic, and open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for non-seminomatous germ cell tumor: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

To compare the perioperative outcomes of L-RPLND, R-RPLND and O-RPLND, and determine which one can be the mainstream option. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 47 patients undergoing ...
Medical News Today

What to know about dimple plastic surgery

Dimples are small indentations of the cheek caused by differences in the anatomy of facial muscles and skin. Dimple plastic surgery, or dimpleplasty, is a technique that creates artificial dimples.
urologytimes

Surgery found to be a feasible stand-alone treatment for early metastatic testicular cancer

"We are confident that surgery for [testicular seminoma] will be included into treatment guidelines in the near future,” says Sia Daneshmand, MD. Recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical ...