Bladder cancer: Fewer complications after robotic cystectomy?

摘要

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. Robotic radical cystectomy is an investigational procedure that is less invasive than traditional open surgery. Use of a surgical robot has been associated with reduced intraoperative blood loss and shorter length of hospital stay. Published complication rates for robotic radical cystectomy vary widely, however. The study by Scherr et al. is the largest to have systematically and prospectively compared the postoperative complications that occur after each type of surgery.