Extending Horizon of Robotic Surgery to Bladder-Preserving Approach for Vesical Paraganglioma: Rare Case with Unusual Presentation.

R Ranjan, A Mittal, V Panwar, T A Narain, H S Talwar, K J Mammen
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  1. R Ranjan: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  2. A Mittal: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  3. V Panwar: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  4. T A Narain: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  5. H S Talwar: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
  6. K J Mammen: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Abstract

Vesical paraganglioma is rare and accounts for <0.1% of all urinary bladder tumors. They are mostly functional because of secretion of catecholamines and clinical presentation may mimic like a hyperfunctioning adrenal pheochromocytoma. They are easily misdiagnosed as urothelial malignancy and adequate perioperative attention is not provided. We hereby report a case of 55-year-old Indian lady with silent vesical paraganglioma at anatomically difficult location of bladder neck managed with robot-assisted excision of mass and bladder preservation. Surgery is the mainstay of the treatment that requires total excision of mass. However, minimally invasive bladder-preserving approach should be always kept as an option, if feasible. Robot assistance can help in bladder preservation even in difficult anatomic locations.

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