HF01-16 HISTORY OF THE SENTINEL NODE TECHNIQUE IN UROLOGICAL TUMORS, 100 YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION

pressure bladder substitute (Bern, 1989), ileal neobladder (Ulm, 1987/ 88). “Neobladder” is a Greek/English hybrid word, that was born in Ulm 1985 after the first OBS was performed by R. Hautmann, MD. His associate G. Egghart, MD, wrote the operative report. Because of his humanistic education including the command of the Greek language he designed the term “Neoblase”. The first publication was in German “Die Ileum-Neoblase” Urologe (A) 1987; 26: 67-73. The term ileal neobladder appeared for the first time one year later: The Ileal Neobladder by R.E. Hautmann, G. Egghart, D. Frohneberg, and K. Miller. JUrol 1988; 139: 39-42. Since the turn of the century the term “neobladder” has increasingly replaced OBS in journals and textbooks CONCLUSIONS: The term “neobladder” gradually has replaced most terms including of orthotopic reconstruction or bladder substitution (OBS). The most likely reasons for this is, that “neobladder” is a simpler description of the goal of the operation, is easier to understand for patients, and is an international term.