2020
Association of lymph node count and survival after primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT).
Patel H, Srivastava A, Kim S, Singer E, Kim I, Jang T. Association of lymph node count and survival after primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e17052-e17052. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e17052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonseminomatous germ cell tumorsRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionLymph node countOverall survivalLN countStage IPrimary retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionTesticular nonseminomatous germ cell tumorsMultivariate analysisClinical stage ILymph node dissectionNational Cancer DatabaseSingle-center studyKaplan-Meier methodGerm cell tumorsNode countPT2 diseaseNode dissectionAnalytic cohortFavorable survivalCenter studyCell tumorsCancer DatabaseTherapeutic implicationsAcademic centers
2009
Functional and Oncologic Outcomes Comparing Interfascial and Intrafascial Nerve Sparing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomies
Potdevin L, Ercolani M, Jeong J, Kim I. Functional and Oncologic Outcomes Comparing Interfascial and Intrafascial Nerve Sparing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomies. Journal Of Endourology 2009, 23: 1479-1484. PMID: 19694530, DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomyNerve sparingLaparoscopic radical prostatectomyInterfascial groupRadical prostatectomyAir groupPotency ratesBilateral nerve sparing procedureNerve sparing procedurePositive surgical marginsPT2 diseasePerioperative characteristicsContinence ratesPostoperative outcomesPT3 diseaseSparing proceduresComplication rateSurgical marginsImproved outcomesInterfascial techniqueRobotic approachPatientsProstatectomySparingStudy period