LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR CLINICAL STAGE I NONSEMINOMATOUS TESTICULAR CARCINOMA: LONG-TERM OUTCOME

Abstract

In our hands laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has not only proved its surgical efficiency, but also its oncological efficacy. Patient satisfaction is high. During long-term followup of more than 3 years not a single recurrence developed due to surgical failure.