Propensity-score-matched comparison of soft tissue surgical margins status between open and robotic-assisted radical cystectomy

Open radical cystectomy (ORC) with pelvic lymph node dissection is the standard of care treatment for very high-risk non –muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB), providing durable local cancer control [1–3]. Even when performed by experienced surgeons, it is associated with significant morbidity including bleeding, pain associated with the incision and prolonged abdominal wal l retraction, as well as major fluid shifts [4]. Additionally, visibility of the surgical field can be difficult in the deep pelvic and retrovesical spaces [5–9].
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research