Abstract:It is known that any surgery can lead to the risk of development of the late postoperative complication – lymphocele, which can occur in a period from about 2 weeks to 6 months after surgery.
The objective: to analyze the frequency of lymphocele formation and its outcomes after open retropubic prostatectomy (ORP) and extended lymph node dissection (ELND) in patients with localized prostate cancer (PC).
Materials and methods. The study included patients after ORP and ELND who were observed after operation for a… Show more
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