Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion: initial experience in Korea

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Jun;18(3):401-4. doi: 10.1089/lap.2007.0138.

Abstract

In this paper, we report our initial experience of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy (RLRC) with an ileal conduit urinary diversion (ICUD). Our patient was a 59-year-old man presenting with a clinical T4 invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and prostate. A RLRC was performed with the da Vinci() robot system (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA), which has a total of seven degrees of motion (six degrees of freedom and grip), and EndoWrist (Intuitive Surgical) instrumentation. The specimen was extracted through the 8-cm-sized incision in the umbilical trocar site. The ICUD was achieved through a removal site of a specimen by an extracorporeal technique. The total operative time was 340 minutes and the estimated blood loss was 600 mL. The pathologic examination showed a stage T4a, with negative surgical margins. A RLRC can be an alternative to the open technique. We are the first group to perform RLRC in Korea and to report on our technique and outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery*
  • Cystectomy / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Korea
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatectomy / instrumentation*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Robotics*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Urinary Diversion / instrumentation*