Davide Perri, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Sighinolfi, Pierluigi Bove, Antonio L Pastore, Alessandro Volpe, Andrea Minervini, Alessandro Antonelli, Stefano Zaramella, Antonio Galfano, Giovanni E Cacciamani, Antonio Celia, Orietta Dalpiaz, Simone Crivellaro, Francesco Greco, Giovannalberto Pini, Angelo Porreca, Andrea Pacchetti, Tommaso Calcagnile, Lorenzo Berti, Carlo Buizza, Federica Mazzoleni, Giorgio Bozzini
We compared the perioperative outcomes of open (ORC) vs. robot-assisted (RARC) radical cystectomy in the treatment of pT4a MIBC. In total, 212 patients underwent ORC (102 patients, Group A) vs. RARC (110 patients, Group B) for pT4a bladder cancer. Patients were prospectively followed and retrospectively reviewed. We assessed operative time, estimated blood loss (EBL), intraoperative and postoperative complications, length of stay, transfusion rate, and oncological outcomes. Preoperative features were comparable...
March 28, 2024: Cancers