Journal article
Laparoscopic Excision of Retroperitoneal Tumors
Abstract
A technique for laparoscopic excision of benign retroperitoneal tumors, including a teratoma and two cystic lesions, is described. Laparoscopic resection of a 12-cm retroperitoneal teratoma was accomplished with the patient in the left lateral decubitus position. Medial mobilization of the ascending colon and the duodenum was required for access to the lesion. Resections of two cystic lesions (measuring 20 cm and 12 cm) were performed with the …
Authors
Cadeddu MO; Mamazza J; Schlachta CM; Seshadri PA; Poulin EC
Journal
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 144–147
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2001
DOI
10.1097/00129689-200104000-00017
ISSN
1530-4515