Robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy: A cohort study on perioperative outcomes accounting for stage selection bias and surgical experience.

Philip Zeuschner Johannes LinxweilerRebecca MohrSara van HeemskerkGudrun WagenpfeilStefan WagenpfeilCarsten OhlmannStefan SiemerMichael StöckleMatthias Saar

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2021)

In this large single centre series comparing RARC with ORC controlling for stage selection bias and surgical experience, RARC proved significantly better outcomes, especially with intracorporeal urinary diversion.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
cardiac surgery
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss