@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Daniel J. Canter, Ryan W. Dobbs, S. Mohammed A. Jafri, Lindsey A. Herrel, Kenneth Ogan, Keith A. Delman, Viraj A. Master},
TITLE = {Functional, oncologic, and technical outcomes after endoscopic groin dissection for penile carcinoma},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {19},
YEAR = {2012},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {6395--6400},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v19n4/61705},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Penile cancer is a rare cutaneous malignancy that frequently 
spreads to the regional inguinal lymph nodes with a 
prolonged locoregional phase. An inguinal lymph node 
dissection may be both diagnostic and therapeutic, even in 
the setting of advanced disease. Despite its proven oncologic 
importance and efficacy, an inguinal lymphadenectomy 
remains underutilized, even with the publication of 
guidelines advocating its use. Failure to apply this modality 
is most likely due to the significant morbidity associated with 
a traditional open approach, including flap necrosis, wound 
infection and debilitating lymphedema.<br/>
The risks and complications associated with an open 
inguinal lymph node dissection have driven several 
investigators to develop techniques for performing a 
minimally invasive endoscopic inguinal lymph node 
dissection that is oncologically equivalent to the ‘gold 
standard’ open approach, while potentially minimizing the 
complications traditionally seen with the open technique. 
In this report, we detail our technique for performing 
a minimally invasive endoscopic groin dissection with 
inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile carcinoma. We 
also present preliminary complication and short term 
oncologic data employing this surgical technique in an 
initial cohort of patients.},
DOI = {}
}