Use of robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy led to a significantly increased number of days alive and out of the hospital among patients with nonmetastatic bladder cancer.

Cystectomy is the surgical removal of the bladder, often to treat bladder cancer. It may be partial or complete and can require urinary diversion.

Investigators in Sweden compared perioperative, safety, and survival outcome differences among patients who underwent open or robot-assisted RC for bladder cancer.

Methods: RC procedures performed between 2019-2020 were identified in NSQIP and the corresponding Cystectomy Targeted database. Cases in the ORC group were planned open procedures, and cases in the ...

Laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and open radical cystectomy are associated with similar long-term oncologic outcomes among patients with muscle-invasive or high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion compared with open radical cystectomy among patients with non-metastatic bladder cancer resulted in a ...

Robotic cystectomy appears best suited for nonbulky tumors. Robotic assistance achieves comparable short-term oncologic outcomes to open surgery in carefully selected patients with low-stage disease.

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer offers better perioperative outcomes.