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Laparoscopic partial cystectomy for bladder endometriosis

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Laparoscopic partial cystectomy performed for bladder endometriosis in selected patients requires advanced laparoscopic skills including pelvic dissection, suturing and intracorporeal knot tying. Cystoscopic skills to assess the extent of endometriosis involvement in the bladder and to place ureteral stents if endometriosis involves or is close to the trigone, ureters, or projected course of the intramural part of the ureter are also required. Previous authors have recommended the laparoscopic technique only with bladder endometriosis that is distant from the bladder neck, the ureteral orifices, and the trigone, to allow a resection margin of 1–2 cm. We find no reason to exclude patients with these involvements if the surgeon can safely do the resection and reconstruction. We report a 32-year-old patient referred by her urologist for the evaluation and treatment of biopsy-proven bladder endometriosis penetrating the bladder wall and mucosa above and to the right of the midline of the trigone approximately 1.5 in. in diameter with fibrotic scarring extending to the trigone and very close to the right ureteral orifice. The patient successfully underwent partial laparoscopic cystectomy as described in the body of the paper.

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  1. Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, USA

    M. Sami Walid

  2. Heart of Georgia Women’s Center, Warner Robins, GA, USA

    Richard L. Heaton

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Walid, M.S., Heaton, R.L. Laparoscopic partial cystectomy for bladder endometriosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 280, 131–135 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0856-4

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