Radical cystectomy is the gold standard for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder because this operation provides excellent local cancer control. Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with different urinary diversions has been reported since 1992 and proposed as an alternative to open radical cystectomy. However, the reconstruction part of the operation is time-consuming and challenging...

(BACKGROUND). The object of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy for bladder cancer. (METHOD). A total of 44 patients with bladder cancer were treated by preoperative chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy between October, 1981 and December, 1986. Of the 44 patients, ranging in age from 40 to 82, with an average age of 65.8, 3...

Cent Eur J Urol 2013; 66: 163 DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2013.02.art13 Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a rare entity. Is this cancer different from other forms of transitional cell carcinomas? Do we have special recommendations for patients suffering from small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder? Yes we do! It is a very aggressive histological type of cancer that develops within the ur...

Laparoscopic-assisted ovarian cystectomy with exteriorization is a minimally invasive procedure. However, applicability of this procedure for transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery is not well established. Herein, we describe our initial experience with isobaric (gasless) LESS-assisted extracorporeal cystectomy in management of selected adnexal tumors. Of 17 consecutive adne...

PURPOSE To overcome difficult dissection of the vascular pedicles during laparoscopic radical cystectomy we used a novel technique of internal bladder retraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS An internal bladder retractor was used to facilitate dissection of the vascular pedicles during laparoscopic radical cystectomy in a female patient. RESULTS The application of the retractor is easy and it all...

OBJECTIVE We aim to evaluate our experience and results with laparoscopic radical cystectomy and conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on 50 or more procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between February 2006 and March 2011, a prospective study in a single institute on patients with bladder cancer who underwent laparoscopic radical cystectomy was conducted. A search of the Cochrane Lib...