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Cutting complications before cutting corners: the need for long-term outcome parameters in an ever-changing landscape of intracorporeal neobladder technique

Authors :
Declan G. Murphy
Rajesh Nair
Nicolas Geurts
Source :
Translational Andrology and Urology. 6:1187-1189
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
AME Publishing Company, 2017.

Abstract

Robot assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and totally intracorporeal neobladder (ICNB) reconstruction remains a challenge. Despite the potential advantages of RARC, which include decreased blood loss, quicker return to bowel function, reduced analgesic requirements and decreased wound complications (1); ICNB reconstruction is not without its shortcomings.

Details

ISSN :
22234691 and 22234683
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Translational Andrology and Urology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7b183bce7f8881b9ec60747cbf620a79
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.02.03