Modern robotic technology allows a comparable extent of pelvic lymph node dissection as open surgery, a previous criticism of the procedure. Complications compare very favorably to open surgery in ...

Minh Nguyen, MS2, from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, presented findings on the evolving trends in pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) during radical prostatectomy. Her ...

Prospective nonrandomized evidence demonstrated a survival benefit for extended pelvic lymph node dissection. Improvement on staging has also been suggested by the presence of skip metastatic ...