Abol-Enein pouch modification after radical cystectomy in bladder rhabdomyosarcoma in 5 years old child during COVID-19 pandemic: A case report.

OBJECTIVE

To discuss the consideration of performing radical cystectomy for rhabdomyosarcoma in children during the COVID-19 pandemic in the urology department of Adam Malik Hospital, Medan.

INTRODUCTION

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare malignancy that develops from primitive mesenchymal stem cells. The gold standard for the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma is radical cystectomy. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, radical cystectomy becomes a concern due to the risk of virus transmission. This article reported a patient who underwent radical cystectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CASE PRESENTATION: A five-year-old female child was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of bloody urine 1 month before admission. A month before hospital admission, the patient had pain during urination and was treated with radical cystectomy with Abol-Enein pouch modification.

RESULT: After the surgery, the patient was able to urinate without any disturbance. Hematuria was not found. There was no complaint related to stricture of the ureter after the surgery.

CONCLUSION

In our center, radical cystectomy could be performed in child with bladder rhabdomyosarcoma during COVID-19 pandemic. The procedure is considered a high priority therapy in most regions during COVID-19 pandemic. Abol-Enein technique after radical cystectomy resulted in improvement of symptom with no reported complication in our case.