Update on robotic cystectomy.

Journal: Current opinion in urology
Published Date:

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This article aims to discuss recently published (2019-2021) studies on robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with attention to evidence comparing intracorporeal (ICUD) and extracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD) in terms of intraoperative and perioperative metrics.

Authors

  • Ralph Grauer
    Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
  • N Peter Wiklund
    Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Urology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.