Laparoscopic partial cystectomy with en bloc resection of the urachus for urachal adenocarcinoma
Sung-Hoo Hong1, Joon Chul Kim, Tae-Kon Hwang
1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Urachal carcinoma accounts for less than 1% of bladder cancers. The preferred treatment is wide local excision with partial or radical cystectomy. Two patients who presented with urachal carcinoma underwent laparoscopic partial cystectomy with en bloc resection of the urachus and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy as a less morbid, minimally invasive surgical alternative. Laparoscopic excision was successfully carried out in two cases with an uneventful convalescence.
