Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: Before or after Radical Cystectomy? A Multicenter Study of the Turkish Society of Urooncology

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Ozen H., Ugurlu O., BALTACI S., Adsan O., ASLAN G., Can C., ...More

KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.53, no.7, pp.451-456, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.7.451
  • Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Page Numbers: pp.451-456
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to ascertain the effects of performing extended pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) on the duration of surgery, morbidity, and the number of lymph nodes removed when the dissection was performed before or after radical cystectomy (RC).