title: [Laparoscopic radical cystectomy: initial experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review our initial experience with laparoscopic radical cystectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between September 2004 and June 2006 we performed 16 laparoscopic radical cystectomies (14 males and 2 females) with a median age of 63.8 y.o. (51-85). 12 ileal neobladder (with laparoscopic ileal-urethra anastomosis), 3 cutaneous ureteroileostomies and 1 cutaneous ureterostomy were performed as derivation techniques. Median follow up was 12.4 months
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean operation time was 340 minutes. Estimated blood loss was 350 ml. and 3 cases required intra-op blood transfusion. Mean hospitalization discharged was at 7.6 days. Median linph node dissection was 22.9 finding node metastasis in 6 cases. Most frequent complication was ileo in two cases. No local recurrentes in trocar placement was achieved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic Radical cystectomy is a challenged long-lasting procedure but with the advantage of a less transfusion rate and short hospital stay. Oncologycal outcomes are similar as tose from open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centro Oncológico MD Anderson Internacional España, Madrid. cnunez@mdanderson.es
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Núñez Mora
authors.forename: J Ma
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García Mediero
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cáceres Jiménez
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cabrera Castillo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery