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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the past decade there has been a rapid expansion of the use of robotic assistance during surgery that involves minimally invasive approaches. In the United Kingdom, robot-assisted radical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The benefits of robotic surgery may have a more pronounced effect in octogenarians, according to investigators. Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for bladder cancer is safe and feasible for ...

When someone is told they need surgery, one of the first questions that often comes to mind is How painful will it be, and how long will it take to recover? Modern medicine has advanced so much that ...