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. 2021 May;28(5):493-501.
doi: 10.1111/iju.14495. Epub 2021 Mar 25.

Functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: A review of literature

Umar Iqbal  1 , Mohammad M Durrani  1 , Ahmed S Elsayed  1   2 , Ahmed A Hussein  1   2 , Katsumi Shigemura  3 , Masato Fujisawa  3 , Khurshid A Guru  1
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Functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: A review of literature

Umar Iqbal et al. Int J Urol. 2021 May.

Abstract

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy has steadily gained wider acceptance among urologists compared with open and laparoscopic approaches. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy has shown comparable perioperative and oncologic outcomes compared with open radical cystectomy. Nevertheless, data about the functional outcomes and quality of life after robot-assisted radical cystectomy remain limited. We sought to review the literature and describe urinary, sexual and bowel functions after robot-assisted radical cystectomy in addition to mental health and health-related quality of life. Despite limitations of the available literature, data suggests that functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical cystectomy are comparable to open radical cystectomy. However, more studies utilizing standardized definitions are required.

Keywords: bladder cancer; continence; functional outcome; quality of life; robot-assisted cystectomy.

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