Open AccessExtended lymph node dissection in robotic radical prostatectomy: Current status
Author(s) -
Sameer Chopra,
Mehrdad Alemozaffar,
Inderbir S. Gill,
Monish Aron
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.163303
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , dissection (medical) , lymph node , urology , current (fluid) , node (physics) , general surgery , prostate cancer , surgery , cancer , electrical engineering , structural engineering , engineering
The role and extent of extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) during radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer patients remains unclear.