Contemporary techniques and outcomes of robotic assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion.

ABSTRACT: The open approach to radical cystectomy continues to be accompanied by significant morbidity despite enhanced recovery protocols (ERP). Robotic assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) has become an increasingly popular technique for removal of aggressive bladder cancer and subsequent urinary diversion. Randomized clinical trials comparing the robotic and open techniques address the uncertainty surrounding oncological efficacy of the RARC and show that RARC is at least comparable to open radical cystectomy (ORC) in terms of oncologic adequacy and survival. Although RARC with ICUD is a technically challenging procedure, surgeons have noted ergonomic advantages while patients experience less blood loss and quicker time to recovery and to adjuvant chemot

SUBMITTER: Martin AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature