Data from an experienced center that randomized patients to open vs robotic cystectomy for urothelial cancer demonstrated locational differences in recurrence. While the study was not powered to detect survival differences, overall, cancer-specific, ...
PURPOSE: We investigated the prevalence of and variables associated with parastomal hernia and its outcomes after robot-assisted radical cystectomy and ileal conduit creation for bladder cancer.
BACKGROUND: Radical cystectomy is associated with high rates of perioperative morbidity. Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is widely used today despite limited evidence for clinical superiority. The aim of this review was to evaluate the eff...