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