title: Interstitial brachytherapy for bladder cancer with the aid of laparoscopy.
abstract: Since 2009, 40 patients with a T1/T2 bladder cancer have been treated at ARTI with interstitial brachytherapy via laparoscopy. Under general anaesthesia, the tumour area is implanted under cystoscopic control with the aid of a laparoscope, and instruments are attached to the Da Vinci robot. Mapping is then done via a simulator photo and a CT scan. With this method, the patient has fewer complications and the average hospitalization time is halved, while a consistent quality of implant is maintained. This method is also associated with a major reduction in the number of problems that can be attributed to the accessibility of the catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Arnhem Radiotherapy Institution (ARTI), Arnhem.
authors.forename: Annemieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nap-van Klinken
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Arnhem Radiotherapy Institution (ARTI), Arnhem.
authors.forename: Saskia J E A
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bus
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Arnhem Radiotherapy Institution (ARTI), Arnhem.
authors.forename: Theodorus G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Arnhem Radiotherapy Institution (ARTI), Arnhem.
authors.forename: Marion P R
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Van Gellekom
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Arnhem Radiotherapy Institution (ARTI), Arnhem.
authors.forename: Elzbieta Van
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: der Steen-Banasik
keywords: bladder cancer; brachytherapy; interstitial; laparoscopy