Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, August 9th, 2009
"With partial cystectomy, long-term survival is possible following complete resection of the tumor. In this paper, we describe a novel approach of laparoscopic en bloc partial cystectomy and umbilectomy. We emphasize the importance of complete resection of the tumor and umbilicus and prevention of tumor spillage during the procedure," wrote E.S.Y. Chan and colleagues, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The researchers concluded: "The literature is...
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