Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy - Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy With Robot Assist

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Extended pelvic lymphadenectomy during robotic and laparoscopic radical cystectomy is presented in the following material. Radical cystectomy with extended lymph node dissectionin is the gold standard treatment for invasive urothelial carcinoma. Minimally invasive techniques have proven effective for the treatment of other urologic cancers, including prostate and kidney cancer. In this video we can see a clinical case: 75 years old man with cT4 high grade bladder cancer; CT showed left bladder wall mass with possible extension to the prostate and partial obstruction of the left ureter and no enlarged lymph nodes.

tags: cystectomy laparoscopy lymphadenectomy pelvic lymph node radical cystectomy

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