The current status of robot-assisted cystectomy

Stavros Ioannis Tyritzis, Justin W Collins, Nils Peter WiklundIndian Journal of Urology 2018 34(2):101-109Robot-assistance is being increasingly used for radical cystectomy (RC). Fifteen years of surgical evolution might be considered a short period for a radical procedure to be established as the treatment of choice, but robot assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is showing promising results when compared with the current gold standard, open RC (ORC). In this review, we describe the current status of RARC and continue the discussion on the on-going RARC versus ORC debate.
Source: Indian Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research