Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Prostate Cancer: Surgical Technique and Experience with the First 99 Cases

To date, there is still a paucity of data in the literature on robotic-assisted laparoscopic extended pelvic lymph node dissection (RALEPLND) in patients with prostate cancer.To assess the technical feasibility of RALEPLND and to present our surgical technique.From April 2006 to March 2008, we performed RALEPLND in 99 patients prior to robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Indications for RALEPLND were a prostate-specific antigen...