Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic-assisted cystectomy demonstrated comparable 2-year PFS to open cystectomy among patients with bladder ...

In a randomized study, patients who underwent robotic-assisted and open radical cystectomy had similar 2-year progression survival rates. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RC) for invasive bladder ...

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Similar Oncologic Efficacy for Robotic, Open Cystectomy For patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, a robotic approach seems to have the same oncologic efficacy as an open approach ...

How does robot-assisted radical cystectomy compare with traditional open radical cystectomy for management of patients with bladder cancer? To answer this question, the authors of a study published in ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Cheryl Lee, MD: Welcome to Medscape InDiscussion. I'm Cheryl Lee, and today we'll be discussing a topic that has continued to be controversial. I'm ...

A new review shows no significant differences in oncologic outcomes, long-term complications, and health-related quality of life between robot-assisted and open radical cystectomy. Robot-assisted ...

Use of robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy led to a significantly increased number of days alive and out of the hospital among patients with nonmetastatic bladder cancer. Perspective from David ...

Phase II study of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and sunitinib (S) in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC). Background: We reported our results on a prospective, randomized trial of open vs.

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy resulted in a median of 82 vs 80 days alive and out of the hospital within 90 days of surgery. While ...

A randomized controlled trial has shown that short-term outcomes following robot-assisted radical cystectomy compare favorably with those of open surgery. To date, a lack of hard clinical evidence to ...

Patients whose cancerous bladder was removed using a surgical robot experienced fewer postoperative complications than those who underwent open cystectomy, report Douglas Scherr and colleagues.