Robot‐assisted radical cystectomy: Review of surgical technique, and perioperative, oncological and functional outcomes

• Published in: International journal of urology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 194 - 205
• Main Authors: Elsayed, Ahmed S, Aldhaam, Naif A, Nitsche, Lindsay, Siam, Alat, Jing, Zhe, Hussein, Ahmed A, Shigemura, Katsumi, Fujisawa, Masato, Guru, Khurshid A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-03-2020
• Subjects: Cystectomy - adverse effects; functional outcomes; Humans; perioperative outcomes; radical cystectomy; Robotic surgery; Robotic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Robotics; Robots; robot‐assisted; Surgical techniques; survival outcomes; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - surgery; Urinary Diversion; perioperative outcomes; radical cystectomy; functional outcomes; survival outcomes; robot-assisted
• ISSN: 0919-8172; 1442-2042
• DOI: 10.1111/iju.14178

Since the introduction of robot‐assisted radical cystectomy, efforts have been made to meet the standards in terms of perioperative safety and oncological efficacy. Several randomized controlled studies and meta‐analyses, and multi‐institutional studies have shown comparable outcomes of robot‐assisted radical cystectomy when compared with the conventional open approach. In this review, we aimed to describe the surgical technique of robot‐assisted radical cystectomy and urinary diversion, and perioperative, pathological, oncological and functional outcomes.