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- Title
Cystoscope- and Robot-Assisted Bladder Diverticulectomy.
- Authors
Amanda M. Macejko; Davis P. Viprakasit; Robert B. Nadler
- Abstract
Background and PurposeMinimally invasive approaches to manage bladder diverticula have become increasingly popular; however, intracorporeal identification of bladder diverticula may be challenging. We report a novel technique for diverticular illumination using flexible cystoscopy.Patients and MethodsAfter management of bladder neck obstruction, two patients with bladder diverticula and persistent lower urinary tract symptoms underwent robot-assisted bladder diverticulectomy. Cystoscopic illumination was used in both cases to aid diverticular identification and dissection.ResultsOur technique was simple to perform and facilitated identification and dissection of bladder diverticula. Postoperative cystography revealed no evidence of residual diverticula.ConclusionsCystoscope-assisted illumination provides a straightforward method of identifying bladder diverticula during robot-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy.
- Subjects
URINARY organs; GENITOURINARY organs; BLADDER; KIDNEYS; URETERS
- Publication
Journal of Endourology, 2008, Vol 22, Issue 10, p2389
- ISSN
0892-7790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/end.2008.0385