title: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial bladder resection for the treatment of infiltrating endometriosis.
abstract: This article reveals our surgical approach for treatment of a patient with severe pelvic and infiltrative bladder endometriosis with mucosal involvement using robotic-assisted laparoscopic excision and cystotomy repair. To our knowledge, this is the first case of total robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial bladder resection for the treatment of endometriosis. This article also discusses the pros and cons of robotic-assisted surgery and the current literature on infiltrative bladder endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perisic
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peresic
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Samadi
authors.forename: Farr
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nezhat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012371:Robotics; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*