Requiem for Open Radical Cystectomy in Bladder Cancer Patients

Giorgio Gandaglia; Alessandro Larcher; Andrea Gallina; Nicola Fossati; Alberto Briganti; Francesco Montorsi

doi:10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.004

Requiem for Open Radical Cystectomy in Bladder Cancer Patients

Eur Urol Oncol. 2019 Mar;2(2):196-197. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.004. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

Authors

Giorgio Gandaglia¹, Alessandro Larcher², Andrea Gallina², Nicola Fossati², Alberto Briganti³, Francesco Montorsi³

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Urology, Division of Oncology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: gandaglia.giorgio@hsr.it.
² Unit of Urology, Division of Oncology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
³ Unit of Urology, Division of Oncology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 31017096
DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.004

Abstract

In the hands of experienced surgeons at referral centers, robotic surgery with an intracorporeal urinary diversion has the potential to provide better perioperative outcomes without affecting cancer control when compared to open surgery for radical cystectomy.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Operative Time
Robotic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*
Urinary Diversion / methods*