The aim of our report was to describe the feasibility of robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in the contemporary era.
We suggest the linear port location and 90° robotic docking as the main key to minimizing instrument clashing and improving the range of surgical accessibility.
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Mir MC, Autorino R, Samarasekera D, Klink J, Stephenson AJ, Kaouk JH. Are you the author?
Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Reference: Int J Urol. 2013 Sep 30. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/iju.12249
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24118455
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