Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naive Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic radical cystectomy is a challenging surgical procedure; however, it has been largely abandoned in favor of the more intuitive robotic-assisted cystectomy. Due to the prohibitive cost of robotic surgery, the adoption of laparoscopic cystectomy is of relevance in low-resource institutes. Methodology. This is a randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) to open radical cystectomy (ORC) at a single institute. Each group included thirty patients. The trial was designed to compare both approaches regarding operative time, blood loss, transfusion requirements, length of hospital stay, time to oral intake, requirement of opioid analgesia, and complications.

Results

LRC was associated with less hospital stay (9.8 vs. 13.

SUBMITTER: Fadlalla WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279872 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature