Andreas Bayer 1 1 Kurt Semm Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Center of Clinical Anatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany; , Tillmann Heinze 1 1 Kurt Semm Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Center of Clinical Anatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany; , Ibrahim Alkatout 2 2 Kurt Semm Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campus Kiel, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany; , Daniar Osmonov 3 3 Kurt Semm Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Urology, Campus Kiel, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany; , Sigmar Stelzner 4 4 Department of General Surgery, Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, 01067 Dresden, Germany , Thilo Wedel 1 1 Kurt Semm Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Center of Clinical Anatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany;
Eur J Radiol. 2021 Sep;142:109885
COMMENT
The removal of pelvic lymph nodes is a important point during the radical prostatectomy and radical cystectomy. The extension of lymph node dissection is controversial and associated with more complications in post-operative period (11 Fantin JPP, Furst MCB, Tobias-Machado M, Muller RL, Machado RD, Santos AC, et al. Role of salvage lymph node dissection in patients previously treated for prostate cancer: systematic review. Int Braz J Urol. 2021;47:484-94.). In this interesting paper the topographic anatomy of pelvic compartments in relation to pelvic lymphonodectomy for rectal, uterine, and prostate cancer are reviewed. The paper has amazing figures showing the anatomy of the pelvic lymph nodes including a interesting description of the lymph nodes of Marcille fossa. The authors concluded that the comprehensive knowledge of pelvic anatomy, the exchange of surgical concepts between specialties, and minimally invasive techniques will optimize pelvic lymphonodectomy and reduce complications.
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1Fantin JPP, Furst MCB, Tobias-Machado M, Muller RL, Machado RD, Santos AC, et al. Role of salvage lymph node dissection in patients previously treated for prostate cancer: systematic review. Int Braz J Urol. 2021;47:484-94.
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