Simultaneous robot assisted laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy; genital tract and paravaginal nerve sparing radical cystectomy; superextended lymph node dissection and intracorporeal Studer pouch reconstruction for bladder cancer: Robotic hat-trick

Cent European J Urol. 2014;67(3):257-60. doi: 10.5173/ceju.2014.03.art9. Epub 2014 Aug 18.

Abstract

The case of a simultaneous robotic radical nephroureterectomy, genital tract and paravaginal nerve-sparing robotic radical cystectomy, super-extended pelvic lymph node dissection and intracorporeal Studer pouch construction on a 57-year old female patient with muscle invasive bladder and distal ureteral tumors, along with a hydroureteronephrotic nonfunctioning right kidney is presented. The entire surgery was completed through a total of 8 ports in 9.5 hours. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day-6 and a JJ-stent attached to the urinary catheter was removed altogether on postoperative day-21. This complex surgery can be done safely robotically with excellent oncological outcomes and no surgical and wound complications in the short term.

Keywords: bladder cancer; genital tract preservation; intracorporeal Studer pouch; paravaginal nerve sparing; robotic nephroureterectomy; robotic radical cystectomy.

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