Abstract
Re: laparoscopic-assisted nephroureterectomy after radical cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma
Highlights
To the Editor: To the best of my knowledge, this is the first extensive report on the outcome of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy in patients with a prior radical cystectomy
While the authors were successful in performing the procedure with laparoscopic assistance in 6 of 7 patients, the procedures were lengthy, associated with intraoperative complications in 28% of patients, postoperative complications in 28% of patients, and the need for an open incision through the prior cystectomy site in all cases in order to remove the distal cuff of bladder
No benefit to the laparoscopic approach could be found; with time and experience, the results have improved to the point where the laparoscopic approach is today the justifiably preferred method at most laparoscopic centers
Summary
To the Editor: To the best of my knowledge, this is the first extensive report on the outcome of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy in patients with a prior radical cystectomy. International Braz J Urol Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology Re: Laparoscopic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy after Radical Cystectomy for Transitional Cell Carcinoma
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