Nishi H, Kido T, Yamanishi H, Nakahara M, Nakao K, Tsujimoto M
Department of Surgery and Pathology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31, Kitayama-chou, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-8502, Japan.
Surg Endosc. 2000 Aug;14(8):767. doi: 10.1007/s004640040009. Epub 2000 Jul 10.
A pelvic neurogenic tumor resected endoscopically through the retroperitoneal approach is described. Close examination of a 62-year-old man who complained of dull pain in the lower abdomen revealed a tumor on the posterior surface of the iliacus muscle. The tumor was extracted endoscopically without the need for a laparotomy. This procedure involves a less invasive approach that may be useful for benign retroperitoneal pelvic tumors.
