Pneumovesicoscopic bladder tumor resection in a young boy whose urethra was too small to use a resectoscope
To describe our experience with pneumovesicoscopic bladder tumor resection in a young boy whose urethra was too small to use a resectoscope. An 11-year-old boy presented with gross hematuria. The patient was found to have a 2 cm-sized bladder tumor on ultrasound. The patient's urethra was too s...
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Published in | Journal of pediatric urology Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 727 - 728 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.10.2020
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Summary: | To describe our experience with pneumovesicoscopic bladder tumor resection in a young boy whose urethra was too small to use a resectoscope.
An 11-year-old boy presented with gross hematuria. The patient was found to have a 2 cm-sized bladder tumor on ultrasound. The patient's urethra was too small to use a pediatric resectoscope, making it impossible to perform a transurethral resection of the bladder tumor. Therefore, pneumovesicoscopic bladder tumor resection was performed. En-bloc resection was performed successfully using 3 mm laparoscopic instruments, and the tumor was safely retrieved within an endo-bag made with a surgical glove.
On postoperative day 1, the Foley catheter was removed and the patient was discharged. The pathology report described bladder papillary urothelial carcinoma, grade II/III without lamina propria invasion. The patient underwent follow-up with ultrasonography and urine cytology every three to six months. There was no recurrence for 21 months after surgery.
This video demonstrates a pneumovesicoscopic approach for the treatment of bladder tumor in a young patient whose urethra was too small to use a resectoscope. Pneumovesicoscopic bladder tumor resection is technically feasible and safe. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Undefined-1 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4 |
ISSN: | 1477-5131 1873-4898 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.08.026 |