COMPLETE TITLE Simultaneous robot assisted laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy; genital tract and paravaginal nerve sparing radical cystectomy; superextended lymph node dissection and intracorporeal Studer pouch reconstruction for bladder cancer: Robotic hat-trick
The case of a simultaneous robotic radical nephroureterectomy, genital tract and paravaginal nerve-sparing robotic radical cystectomy, super-extended pelvic lymph node dissection and intracorporeal Studer pouch construction on a 57-year old female patient with muscle invasive bladder and distal ureteral tumors, along with a hydroureteronephrotic nonfunctioning right kidney is presented. The entire surgery was completed through a total of 8 ports in 9.5 hours. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day-6 and a JJ-stent attached to the urinary catheter was removed altogether on postoperative day-21. This complex surgery can be done safely robotically with excellent oncological outcomes and no surgical and wound complications in the short term.
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Alkan E, Canda AE, Turan M, Balbay MD. Are you the author?
Memorial Sisli Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey; Yildirim Beyazit University, School of Medicine, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
Reference: Cent European J Urol. 2014;67(3):257-60.
doi: 10.5173/ceju.2014.03.art9
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25247083