Application of two-hands anastomosis method for intracorporeal neobladder-urethral anastomosis in laparoscopic radical cystectomy / 中华泌尿外科杂志

The urethrovesical anastomosis during total laparoscopic radical bladder cancer was mostly operated by one-hand. In this study, 10 patients with bladder cancer were legally operated by double-hand, all of which were successfully completed. With the follow-up of 3-15 months, the patient could urinate smoothly, with no anastomotic fistula or stenosis. The effect of the urethrovesical anastomosis was satisfactory.

Laparoscopicradical cystectomy in the female:surgical tips and techniques / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To discuss surgical tips and techniques of laparoscopic radical cystectomy in the female.Methods We retrospectively reviewed 29 females who underwent laparoscopic radical cystectomy between Feb.2008 and Mar.2017.The median age was 64 years (range 37-83 years),and the median BMI was 24.7 kg/m2 (range 12.1-31.2 kg/m2),and the median CCI was 3 (range 2-9).No distant metastasis was identified by bone scans,chest X-ray and sonography.Preoperative pathology were non-muscular infiltrating bladder cancer in 19 patients and muscular infiltrating bladder cancer in 10 patients by cystoscopic biopsy.Surgical method:under general anesthesia,the patients were placed in lithotomy position.A 5-port transperitoneal approach was used.Under laparoscopy,the suspensorium ligament of ovary was dissected and cut at lateral to the fimbriae of uterine tube,then the ureter was divided and umbilical artery was managed.The broad ligament of uterus was divided.Afterwards,the Douglas'pouch was opened and the fornix of vagina was cut transversely.Then,the endopelvic fascia was divided.The bladder was excised with the female reproductive organs together.If the female reproductive organs were decided to preserve,the dissection was performed along the space between bladder and uterus or vagina.Frozen section of urethra end andthe distal ureter were then obtained.The resected tissues were removed through the vagina,and then vagina was closed.Urinary diversion consisted of orthotopic ileal neobladder in 9 patients,ileal conduit in 14 patients,ureterostomy in 4 patients.All urinary tracts were removed for two cases due to renal function loss before surgery.Results Mean total operative time was 315 mins (ranged from180 mins to 420 mins).Estimated blood loss was 299 ml (ranged from 10 ml to 1 500 ml).Complications occurred in 2 cases.One patient had both vaginal infection and incomplete intestinal obstructionand the other had vaginal infection alone.No patients died in perioperative period.At a median follow up of 36.8 months (ranged from 2 to 110 months),24 patients (82.8％)were alive without recurrences,1 (3.4％) had metastasis in lymph nodes and 4 (13.8％) died.Conclusions Laparoscopic radical cystectomy in the female is technically feasible.Knowing female pelvic anatomy and grasping the techniques conduce to optimize the tips of the surgery and reduce complications.

Radical cystectomy: from open to laparoscopic to robotic surgery / 中华泌尿外科杂志

In recent years,the techniques of radical cystectomy and urinary diversion are continually improving,the surgical safety and efficacy are continually increasing.From open to laparoscopic to robotic,surgical techniques are progressing,but it is not yet possible to replace each other.With the development of equipment,laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) can further improve the perioperative efficacy,the basic principles of open surgery can be copied,their perioperative oncologic outcomes are not inferior to open surgery.RALRC seems to have more advantages in pelvic lymph node dissection,long-term oncologic outcomes of the three techniques are simnilar,and open surgery seems to have more advantages in advanced tumors.Intracorporeal construction of the urinary diversion is still the mainstream,extracorporeal is likely to be the future direction.Laparoscopy is still the most suitable minimally invasive technique of radical cystectomy according to our national conditions.

Comparison of efficacy between extended pelvic lymph node dissection and standard pelvic lymph node dissection in laparoscopic radical cystectomy / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To investigate the difference of surgical efficacy between extended lymph node dissection and standard lymph node dissection in laparoscopic radical cystectomy.Methods We retrospectively analyzed 62 bladder cancer cases,icluding 52 males and 10 females patients in our hospital from January 2011 to October 2016,who underwent laparoscopic radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection.Their mean age was (62.5 ± 9.6) years,ranged from 42 to 83 years.27 cases were underwent extended lymph node dissection and 35 cases were underwent standard lymph node dissection respectively.The basic characters,operative time,intraoperative blood loss,intraoperative and postoperative complications,postoperative eating time,postoperative activity time,postoperative hospital stay,lymph nodes positive rate,lymph node density,and cancer-free survival were evaluated.Results All patients were underwent successful operation.There was no significant difference in operation time [(326.2 ± 77.5) min vs.(345.5 ± 66.8) min,P =0.297],blood loss [(198.2 ± 77.5) ml vs.(213.7 ± 160.0) ml,P =0.590],intraoperative complications (0/27 vs.5/35,F =0.063),postoperative complications (8/27 and 9/35,P =0.732),postoperative eating time[(4.8 ±2.2)d vs.(4.6 ± 1.9)d,P =0.817],postoperative activity time[(1.9 ± 0.8) d vs.(1.9 ± 0.9) d,P =0.838] and postoperative hospital stay[(15.6 ± 7.5) d vs.(16.0 ± 5.9)d,P =0.483].In this study,994 lymph nodes and 100 positive lymph nodes were dissected.There were significant differences in the number of lymph nodes dissected in the two groups (23.2 ±6.6 vs.10.5 ±3.6,P ＜0.01).40.74％ (11/27) of cases in ePLND were lymph node positive and the lymph node density was 11.7％ (73/626),which was higher than that of the sPLND group (28.57％ vs.7.34％,respectively).In regard to prognosis,the cancer-free survival rate (DFS) of ePLND group was 96％,91％,80％ and 71％ at 3,6,12 and 24 months follow-up respectively.The other group was 97％ 94％,84％,80％ correspondingly.And no significant difference was detected (P =0.546).Although there was no significant difference (P ＞ 0.05),DFS of ePLND group tended to be higher than that of sPLND group in lymph node positive subgroups.Conclusions Extended lymph node dissection and standard lymph node dissection have similar surgical safety and prognosis,and appropriate surgical procedures should be selected according to the patient's condition.

"The clinic efficacy of ""two section and three leaves approach"" on laparoscopic radical cystectomy or robot assisted radical cystectomy" / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To investigate the clinic efficacy of two section and three leaves approach on laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) or robot assisted radical cystectomy (RARC).Methods A retrospective statistical analysis collected a total of 103 cases with bladder cancer undergoing LRC or RARC,from Jan 2013 to Dec 2015 in our center.Those patients were divided into two groups,including two section and three leaves approach group (46 cases) and conventional group (57 cases).The two section,which means that to cut lateral prostate gland and lateral vesical gland respectively,the three leaves include lateral lobe of lateral vesical gland (superior vesical arteries and veins),medial lobe of lateral vesical gland and lateral prostate gland.In two groups,whose age ranged from 35 to 84 years,the median age were (63.3 ± 9.8) years and (63.7 ± 9.1) years,respectively.The median BMI values were (23.2 ± 2.9) kg/m2 and (23.0 ± 2.2) kg/m2,respectively.The occurrence of history of abdominal surgery were 4 (8.7％) cases and 9(15.8％) cases,respectively.In two section and three leaves approach,the ASA scores of 1,2,3 were found in 5,35,6 cases,respectively.In conventional group,the ASA scores of 1,2,3 were found in 12,38,7 cases,respectively.The difference between two groups in age distribution,BMI value,ASA score,history of abdominal surgery,urinary diversion,surgical methods,pathological staging and grading had no statistical significance (P ＞ 0.05).Then,the operation time,the blood loss and the time to remove drainage tube,et al of the above two groups were compared.Patients with BMI≥24 kg/m2 in the two groups were 24 cases and 20 cases,respectively,following the strategy based on BMI ≥24 kg/m2 and BMI ＜ 24 kg/m2 to compare the difference of subgroups in the operation time and the bleeding amount,for the purpose of corroborating the applied effectiveness of two section and three leaves approach compared with the conventional measure on LRC or RARC for patients with BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2.Results All endoscopic operations were completed successfully.No conversion was recorded.In two groups,the median operation time were (255.1 ± 99.3) min and (284.2 ± 171.3) min,respectively,the difference was statistically significant (P =0.011).The blood loss was (233.1 ± 196.9)ml and (272.0 ±268.8) ml,respectively(P =0.009).The time to remove drainage tube were (10.6 ± 5.0) d and (9.9 ± 4.4) d,respectively (P =0.880).In addition,the difference in the intraoperative blood transfusion rate(10.9％ vs.21.1％),occurrence of lymph fistula (13.0％ vs.17.5％),gastric extubation time [(4.3 ± 1.9) d vs.(4.0 ± 1.9) d],time for flatus recovery [(3.9 ±1.2) d vs.(3.7 ± 1.7) d],the incidence of perioperative complications (26.1％ vs.36.8％) and postoperative hospital stay [(13.3 ± 5.5) d vs.(13.5 ± 4.8) d] were no statistical significance (P ＞0.05).The results of comparisons for patients with BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 between subgroups included the operation time were (264.3 ± 68.1) min and (298.5 ± 80.2) min,respectively.The blood loss were (247.8 ± 199.4) ml and (295.3 ± 204.5) ml,respectively,both of them were statistical significance (P ＜0.05).The two section and three leaves approach was significantly better than those patients operated by conventional method.Conclusions Compared with conventional method undergoing LRC or RARC,two section and three leaves approach could shorten operative time and reduce the blood loss markedly,especially for patients with BMI≥24 kg/m2.

Effect of goal-directed fluid therapy on the tissue perfusion of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical cystectomy / 临床麻醉学杂志

Objective To evaluate the effects of goal-directed fluid therapy on the tissue perfusion of elderly patients undergoing Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy.Methods Thirty patients aged 60-82 years with ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ who were presenting for elective laparoscopic radical cystectomy were randomly divided into routine fluid replacement group (group C,n=15) and GDFT group (group G,n=15).Patients in group C received routine fluid replacement.Patients in group G were treated under goal-directed fluid infusion strategy with a target of SVV≤13%,CI≥2.5 L·min-1·m-2 and ScvO2≥73% under the monitoring of PiCCO.The indexes of hemodynamics and tissue perfusion were collected and recorded at 7 time points: before induction of anesthesia (T1),5 minutes after intubation (T2),5 minutes after pneumoperitoneum and change positions (T3),1 hour after pneumoperitoneum (T4),5 minutes after the abdomen was opened (T5),1 hour after the abdomen was opened (T6) and the end of surgery (T7).Results Compared with group C,group G received less fluid.MAP and SVV between two groups were no statistical significance.The CI in group G in time point T4,T6 and T7 was significantly higher than that in group C (P<0.05).The HR in group G in time point T5 and T6 was significantly higher than that in group C (P<0.05).The aLac in group G in time point T4 and T5 was significantly lower than that in group C (P<0.05).Pcv-aCO2,DO2I and O2ERe between the two groups were not statistically different.Postoperative rehabilitation indexes between the two groups were not statistically significant.Conclusion The GDFT guided under SVV,CI and ScvO2 can keep the effective circulatory volume and pressure to ensure the whole body perfusion,reduce aLac and improve microcirculation without affecting the balance of oxygen supply and demand and the postoperative complication.