LAPAROSCOPIC SIMPLE CYSTECTOMY IN A MAN

Laparoscopic surgery is rapidly being assimilated into the urologic ar mamentarium. Already many operations commonly done by an open approach are being performed laparoscopically. We report on the laparoscopic p erformance of a simple cystectomy in a spinal cord-injured male patien t suffering from recurrent pyocystis. The procedure proved to be techn ically feasible, with the patient experiencing a short convalescence p eriod.