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Bladder sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic en bloc resection of urachus and umbilicus for urachal adenocarcinoma

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Urachal adenocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of bladder cancer that arises from the urachus. An en bloc resection of the urachus and umbilicus is recommended with either a total or partial cystectomy. However, there is no standard laparoscopic or robotic surgical technique for the operative management of these tumors. In the present report, we describe our robotic-assisted laparoscopic technique for the treatment of a primary malignant urachal tumor.

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The authors, F. Aoun, A. Peltier, and R. van Velthoven declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000.

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  1. Department of Urology, Jules Bordet Institute, 1 Héger-Bordet Street, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Fouad Aoun, Alexandre Peltier & Roland van Velthoven

  2. Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Fouad Aoun, Alexandre Peltier & Roland van Velthoven

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Aoun, F., Peltier, A. & van Velthoven, R. Bladder sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic en bloc resection of urachus and umbilicus for urachal adenocarcinoma. J Robotic Surg 9, 167–170 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-015-0507-2

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