Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience
Lambert EH, Schachter LR, Altamar HO, Tikhonenkov S, Moeckel G, Miller NL, Herrell SD. Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience. Journal Of Endourology 2010, 24: 327-332. PMID: 20078234, DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic nephroureterectomyUrothelial tumorsPorcine modelUrothelial tissuesUpper tract urothelial tumorsBladder cuff techniqueBladder cuff excisionRadical nephrectomy specimensPostoperative day 10Transitional cell tumorsMean burst pressureBladder leakageCuff resectionCuff techniqueOpen nephroureterectomyBladder cuffCuff excisionDistal ureterCautery artifactIntraoperative cystoscopyOncological principlesNephrectomy specimensCell tumorsUreteral orificeInvasive approach