Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy led to a significantly increased number of days alive and out ...

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy resulted in a median of 82 vs 80 days alive and out of the hospital within 90 days of surgery. While ...

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are increasingly used for patients undergoing radical cystectomy, but data on their benefits are still sparse. A new paper charts improvements in ...

Bernard H. Bochner, MD, FACS, Urologic Surgeon, Sir Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, in discussion with a patient. A large cohort of patients with high-risk bladder cancer who underwent radical ...

A 30-day course of prophylactic antibiotics following robot-assisted radical cystectomy significantly reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and related complications, researchers ...

"We found CKD to be independently associated with a higher likelihood of nonorgan confined disease and lymph node metastases as well as postoperative transfusion and 90-day readmissions." – Nguyen, et ...

Study findings support radical cystectomy as the gold standard therapy for high-risk bladder cancer. New findings provide strong evidence that radical cystectomy (RC), when performed at a high-volume ...

Although muscle-invasive disease is often treated by removal of the bladder, experts reveal potential high risk of death. Standard treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer is radical ...