Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: 10 years experience.

Purpose: The authors assess the morbidity, functional results and oncologic follow-up of a series of laparoscopic radical prostatectomies performed in over a 10-year period.

Materials And Methods: The data on 780 laparoscopic radical prostatectomies performed between September 1997 and December 2007 were stored in a personal database. The following parameters are described and critically analyzed: operative time, blood transfusions, conversions, length of hospital stay, complications, functional results of sexual potency and urinary continence, surgical margins and oncologic follow-up.

Complications in laparoscopic radical cystectomy. The South American experience with 59 cases.

Objective: In this study, we have gathered the second largest series yet published on laparoscopic radical cystectomy in order to evaluate the incidence and cause of intra and postoperative complication, conversion to open surgery, and patient mortality.

Materials And Methods: From 1997 to 2005, 59 laparoscopic radical cystectomies were performed for the management of bladder cancer at 3 institutions in South America. Twenty nine patients received continent urinary diversion, including 25 orthotopic ileal neobladders and 4 Indiana pouches.

Laparoscopic prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia--a six-year experience.

Purpose: The Authors present their results using laparoscopic prostatectomy in the treatment of large benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Materials And Methods: Between March 1999 and March 2005, 60 patients were submitted to laparoscopic prostatectomy with vascular control for large BPH. The demographic, operative period and outcome data were recorded.

Urethral metastasis of lung carcinoma with germinative cell features.

Introduction: We present the case of a patient with urethral metastasis of a lung carcinoma with germinative cell features.

Case Report: A White, 57-year old man underwent urologic assessment due to gross hematuria. Patient was being treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy during the past 3 months due to primary carcinoma of the lung with brain metastasis.

Laparoscopic partial cystectomy in bladder cancer -- initial experience.

Proposal: The authors present their initial experience with a selected group of patients who underwent laparoscopic partial cystectomy for treating bladder cancer.

Materials And Methods: In the period from June 1997 to April 2000, 6 patients, aged between 38 and 76 years, having transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, were identified as candidates to partial cystectomy. The procedure employed consisted in laparoscopic partial cystectomy and lymphadenectomy with exclusive intracorporeal suture technique.