Robotic-assisted partial cystectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer: Contemporary experience

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cited authors

  • Alanee, Shaheen; El-Zawahry, Ahmed

description

  • Abstract <p><strong>Objective:<span> </span></strong>To report our contemporary experience with robotic-assisted partial cystectomy (RAPC) for muscle invasive bladder cancer.</p> <p><strong>Methods:<span> </span></strong>This is a retrospective review of patients who underwent robotic-assisted partial cystectomy with us between 2013 and 2020 and provided ≥12 months of follow up.</p> <p><strong>Results and limitations:<span> </span></strong>The median operative time for our 35 patients was 190 min (Interquartile range [IQR] 155-280). Four patients developed grade 3 or higher complications (ileus, pneumonia, and urethral stricture). At 12 months follow-up, the median IPSS score was 10 (IQR 7-11), and recurrence happened in seven patients (recurrence-free survival 80%). Five of the patients who developed recurrence died because of their disease, and two other patients died of causes unrelated to their cancer.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:<span> </span></strong>We describe our technique, functional outcomes, and short-term follow up results in highly selected patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with RAPC.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:<span> </span></strong>bladder cancer; partial cystectomy; robotic surgery.</p>

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publication date

  • 2022

published in

start page

  • e2390

volume

  • 18