Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with ileal conduit diversion.
Remaining the gold standard treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer and high-risk superficial tumors, the radical cystectomy has been translated into a fully laparoscopic protocol, actually gaining more and more acceptance worldwide. In this article, a transperitoneal antegrade laparoscopic protocol is described for radical cystectomy performed in both genders. After removal of the specimen, generally through a mini-laparotomy, most of the teams perform the maneuvers for urinary diversion through an ileal conduit as an open procedure, although a completely laparoscopic procedure has been successfully achieved. Laparoscopic cystectomy will face the proof of time if oncologic rules about surgical management of transitional cell carcinoma are carefully respected to avoid any cell spillage. When obvious laparoscopic advantages for the patients are encountered with laparoscopic cystectomy, it seems unlikely that a full laparoscopic protocol, including the diversion, may gain wide acceptance; in that case, the true laparoscopic benefits would be wasted by unjustified lengthening of operative time and by compromising the quality of uretero-ileal anastomoses.
van Velthoven
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Department of Urology, Institut Jules Bordet, Heger-bordet Street 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. rvanvelt@ulb.ac.be
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D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*
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