The " peritoneal scaffold " technique of extended pelvic lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy: A novel technique

Conclusion: The "peritoneal scaffold" technique of e-PLND is a novel technique, which involves having a peritoneal scaffold to bind and hold all the lymphatic tissues together in its anatomical orientation during dissection. This enables complete retrieval of specimen during LRP and RALP.

Source: Indian Journal of Urology - September 27, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chiruvella Mallikarjuna Prasant Nayak Syed Mohammed Ghouse K Purnachandra Reddy Deepak Reddy Ragoori MT Bendigeri Siva Reddy Source Type: research