Radical Cystectomy in Men MOHAMED A. GHONEIM AHMED M. HARRAZ Although more complex urinary diversions are increasingly employed, contemporary cystectomy is associated with very low mortality. Furthermore, the advent of…

Simple and Partial Cystectomy RYAN S. LEVEY JONATHAN C. PICARD SIMPLE CYSTECTOMY Simple cystectomy is performed in the setting of benign disease requiring urinary diversion or locally invasive nongenitourinary malignancy….

Radical Cystectomy in Women MIRIAM HADJ-MOUSSA JOANNE LUNDGREN CHERYL T. LEE TODD M. MORGAN In 2013, 72,000 new cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in the United States; almost 17,000…

Bladder Diverticulectomy SARAH FRAUMANN FARIS SAM S. CHANG Bladder diverticula are the herniation of the bladder mucosa through the detrusor muscle fibers and are classified as either congenital or acquired….

Anatomy of The Bladder CLINTON W. COLLINS ADAM P. KLAUSNER GENERAL DESCRIPTION The bladder is a hollow, muscular retroperitoneal organ with a capacity of 400 to 500 mL in the…

Miscellaneous Laparoscopic Urologic Procedures: Lymphoceles, Calculus, Varicocele, Ureterolysis SRI SIVALINGAM SEAN P. HEDICAN STEPHEN Y. NAKADA The evolution of laparoscopic surgery permits it to be a viable alternative to less…

Renal Autotransplantation VENKATESH KRISHNAMURTHI DAVID A. GOLDFARB Having been first performed by Ullman over 110 years ago, renal autotransplantation is now considered a last resort in the spectrum of surgical…

Renal Transplantation JOHN M. BARRY When compared to dialysis, kidney transplantation is the better treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease because of its survival advantage, less impairment with everyday…

Renal Trauma JILL C. BUCKLEY JACK W. MCANINCH Renal injuries are relatively uncommon, comprising approximately 2% to 3% of all traumatic injuries (1). The vast majority of renal injuries occur…

Ureteric Complications Following Kidney Transplantation H. ALBIN GRITSCH ERIC G. TREAT Contemporary surgical techniques and improved medical management decreased ureteric complications following kidney transplantation from historical incidence rates of 12%…