Midline extraperitoneal approach to retroperitoneal pathology - broadening the horizons

James Kovacic; Bishoy Hanna; Steve McCombie; Justin Vass; Richard Ferguson; Matthew Winter

doi:10.1111/ans.17987

Midline extraperitoneal approach to retroperitoneal pathology - broadening the horizons

ANZ J Surg. 2022 Nov;92(11):3033-3036. doi: 10.1111/ans.17987. Epub 2022 Aug 21.

Authors

James Kovacic¹, Bishoy Hanna², Steve McCombie³, Justin Vass^{1

2}, Richard Ferguson³, Matthew Winter^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Urology, Northern Beaches Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Nepean Urology Research Group, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 35988162
DOI: 10.1111/ans.17987

Abstract

We present an explanation of approach to open midline extraperitoneal surgery for the management of retroperitoneal pathology. Included are diagrammatic and intra-operative images to better explain the approach, as well as discussion regarding the technique.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Laparoscopy* / methods
Retroperitoneal Space / surgery