Urology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 850-852, October 2008

Laparoscopic Radical Nephroureterectomy With En-Bloc Distal Ureteral and Bladder Cuff Excision Using a Single Position Pneumovesicum Method

The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 29 December 2007; accepted 13 May 2008. published online 30 July 2008.

We describe a completely laparoscopic approach for en-bloc dissection of the distal ureter and bladder cuff during nephroureterectomy using a pneumovesicum approach and with the need for intraoperative patient repositioning. This technique is efficient, technically feasible and adheres to the oncologic principles of radical nephroureterectomy.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00763-2

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2008.05.052

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 850-852, October 2008