ABSTRACT
This review is devoted to surgical approach for neurogenic tumors in children. The authors discuss epidemiological data, history of surgical approaches, preoperative imaging and risk factors. A special attention is paid to the influence of surgical interventions for various neuroblastomas on overall and event-free survival in pediatric population, as well as the most common surgical complications and modern approaches to their treatment.
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Abdominal Neoplasms , Neuroblastoma , Humans , Neuroblastoma/surgery , Child , Abdominal Neoplasms/surgery , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Surgery of locally advanced neuroblastoma with risk factors is one of the most difficult in pediatric surgery. Incidence of nephrectomy during subtotal or complete tumor resection is higher due to common involvement of renal vessels. We present a patient with locally advanced retroperitoneal neuroblastoma who underwent heterotopic kidney autotransplantation.