Kc. Conlon et Pj. Boland, LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED RADICAL SACROCOCCYGECTOMY - A NEW OPERATIVEAPPROACH TO LARGE SACROCOCCYGEAL CHORDOMAS, Surgical endoscopy, 11(11), 1997, pp. 1118-1122
Laparoscopic rectal mobilization and hypogastric arterial isolation we
re combined with a posterior sacrococcygectomy for the resection of a
large sacrococcygeal chordoma in two patients. The laparoscopic proced
ure as described was uneventful in both cases. There was no postoperat
ive morbidity associated with the laparoscopic procedure. The combinat
ion of laparoscopic pelvic dissection and radical posterior sacrococcy
gectomy is safe, effective, oncologically sound, and should be conside
red for all patients with a large proximal sacrococcygeal chordoma.