Two Applications for Laparoscopic Combined Ventral and Dorsal Side Approach in the Lateral Decubitus Position: (1) Right-Modified Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection, (2) Nephrectomy for Horseshoe Kidney.

Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in metastatic testicular cancer is a technically challenging procedure. In right-modified RPLND, retrocaval lymph nodes are often not visible and cannot be adequately dissected using only the transperitoneal approach.