Laparoscopic Radical Cystoprostatectomy: Our Experience in A Consecutive Series of 10 Patients with a 3 Years Follow-Up

Laparoscopic radical cystectomy is feasible and accomplished with low morbidity. Up to now publishing data do not support a verified negative oncological effect of the laparoscopy in the treatment of bladder TCC, but our initial results seem worst than those achieved with open surgery. The experience of other Institutions will help to provide objective evaluation of this new and controvers technique because it is not clearly demonstrated that laparoscopic radical cystectomy is an oncologically safe procedure in the management of bladder TCC. Thus in our opinion it should be still considered experimental.