Open AccessA comparative study of robot-assisted laparoscopic intracorporeal versus open urinary diversion
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Khalil,
Ehab Eltahawy,
Jonathan Bauer-Erickson,
Ahmed Farouk,
Sherif Mourad,
Rodney Davis,
Mohamed H. Kamel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_54_19
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , urinary system , urinary diversion , extracorporeal , cystectomy , blood loss , bladder cancer , cancer
Robot-assisted laparoscopic intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) has several potential benefits of a smaller incision and reduced pain over extracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD). We compared the perioperative outcomes of patients who have undergone these procedures with or without cystectomy.