title: Perineal cystoprostatectomy and ureterosigmoidostomy for invasive bladder cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A technique for perineal cystoprostatectomy with ureterosigmoidostomy is described as a minimally invasive method to treat muscle invasive bladder cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed 7 perineal cystoprostatectomies. In the most recent case ureterosigmoidostomy performed via the perineal approach was the definitive method of urinary diversion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation was well tolerated and minimally invasive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perineal cystoprostatectomy and ureterosigmoidostomy are effective and minimally invasive means of definitive therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiya
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010502:Perineum; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014519:Ureterostomy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*