AIM: The lateral pelvic lymph nodes are one of the major sites and sources of local recurrence (LR) after surgery for @entity5 . Salvage lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLD) is potentially curative, but the value of laparoscopic surgery in such cases is unknown. Our aim was to report the technical details of laparoscopic salvage LPLD for LR at these nodes after @entity5 surgery. METHOD: The study was based on nine @entity1 who underwent laparoscopic salvage LPLD for LR at the lateral pelvic lymph nodes after surgery for @entity5 . The safety and feasibility of this procedure were determined. RESULTS: The median operation time was 381  min and the median estimated @entity190 was 130  ml. There were no conversions. Adjacent structures removed en bloc were the pelvic plexus in four @entity1 , the internal iliac artery in seven @entity1 and the seminal vesicle in one @entity1 . The median number of metastatic lymph nodes was 1 (range 1-11). CONCLUSION: Our novel technique of laparoscopic salvage LPLD for LR at the lateral pelvic lymph nodes is safe and feasible.

Laparoscopic salvage lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for locally recurrent XXXX .

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['rectal cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['rectal cancer']
