title: Bladder sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic en bloc resection of urachus and umbilicus for urachal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Urachal adenocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of bladder cancer that arises from the urachus. An en bloc resection of the urachus and umbilicus is recommended with either a total or partial cystectomy. However, there is no standard laparoscopic or robotic surgical technique for the operative management of these tumors. In the present report, we describe our robotic-assisted laparoscopic technique for the treatment of a primary malignant urachal tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jules Bordet Institute, 1 Héger-Bordet Street, 1000, Brussels, Belgium. fouad.aoun@bordet.be.|Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. fouad.aoun@bordet.be.
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jules Bordet Institute, 1 Héger-Bordet Street, 1000, Brussels, Belgium. Alexandre.peltier@bordet.be.|Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. Alexandre.peltier@bordet.be.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jules Bordet Institute, 1 Héger-Bordet Street, 1000, Brussels, Belgium. rvanvelt@ulb.ac.be.|Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. rvanvelt@ulb.ac.be.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Velthoven
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Bladder adenocarcinoma; Bladder sparing; Robotic; Urachal tumor