2020
Quality of surgical care can impact survival in patients with bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium
Ahmed Y, Hussein A, May P, Ahmad B, Khan A, Benkowski J, Durrani A, Khan S, Kozlowski J, Saar M, Wijburg C, Richstone L, Wagner A, Yuh B, Redorta J, Dasgupta P, Khan M, Menon M, Peabody J, Hosseini A, Gaboardi F, Pini G, Schanne F, Mottrie A, Rha K, Hemal A, Stockle M, Kelly J, Tan W, Maatman T, Poulakis V, Kaouk J, Canda A, Balbay M, Wiklund P, Guru K. Quality of surgical care can impact survival in patients with bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. African Journal Of Urology 2020, 26: 22. DOI: 10.1186/s12301-020-00031-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrgan-confined diseaseLocally advanced diseaseDisease-specific survivalRecurrence-free survivalRobot-assisted radical cystectomyOverall survivalQuality of surgical careRadical cystectomyBladder cancerSurgical carePositive lymph node statusMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionImpact of surgical factorsPositive surgical marginsLymph node statusKaplan-Meier methodPredictors of survivalStepwise logistic regressionCompare surgical performanceOS ratesSurgical marginsPT stageAdjuvant chemotherapyNode statusAdvanced disease
2016
Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion Does Not Show a Benefit over Open Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Tan W, Khetrapal P, Tan W, Rodney S, Chau M, Kelly J. Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion Does Not Show a Benefit over Open Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0166221. PMID: 27820855, PMCID: PMC5098822, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical cystectomyOpen radical cystectomyMeta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsExtracorporeal urinary diversionRandomised controlled trialsRadical cystectomyUrinary diversionPerioperative morbidityBladder cancerLack of Level I evidenceRobot-assisted radical cystectomy groupsPositive lymph node statusOutcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomySystematic reviewControlled trialsOpen radical cystectomy patientsEfficacy of robot-assisted radical cystectomyInclusion criteriaPositive surgical marginsLymph node statusLymph node yieldMeta-analysisLevel I evidenceIntracorporeal urinary diversionWell-designed trials