Robot-assisted cystectomy: Does it meet expectations?

摘要

This issue of European Urology presents interesting results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium regarding the learning curve for robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) [1]. Pooled data of 496 patients who underwent RARC at the hands of 21 surgeons from 14 institutions from 2003 to 2009 are analyzed. The authors are to be commended for addressing this important issue. Several points in their report deserve our attention.