Neobladder Posterior Wall Suspended With Round Ligament of Uterus

Neobladder Posterior Wall Suspended With Round Ligament of Uterus After Radical Cystectomy in Female With Bladder Cancer -a Prospective Control Study

Objective: to evaluate if the Neobladder posterior wall suspended with round ligament of uterus could improve neobladder empty after radical cystectomy in female patients with bladder cancer compared to present standard neobladder

The investigators developed a technical modification which to aim to provide an posterior support to the ideal neobladder and obtain the anatomy recovered neobladder by posterior wall of neobladder suspended with round ligament. In this study the investigators designed the prospective random trial to evaluate whether this technique improves the neobladder empty compared to a current standard neobladder reconstruction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria for the study were bladder cancer (Stage T1G3, T2-3N0-NxM0), female (age between 40 and 70 years old), no history of urethral trauma or urethral stricture; and a desire to obtain an orthotopic neobladder

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria were male sex, posterior urethral margin confirmed as cancer invasive by pathology; and enteritis. The indications and contraindications for orthotopic reconstruction in this study conformed to the criteria set by the guidelines of the European Association of Urology on bladder cancer