Cost comparison between open radical cystectomy, laparoscopic radical cystectomy, and robot-assisted radical cystectomy for patients with bladder cancer: a systematic review of segmental costs

Cost comparison between open radical cystectomy, laparoscopic radical cystectomy, and robot-assisted radical cystectomy for patients with bladder cancer: a systematic review of segmental costs

Abstract Background Robot-assisted radical cystectomy is becoming a common treatment for bladder carcinoma. However, in comparison with open radical cystectomy, its cost-effectiveness has not been confirmed. Although few published reviews have compared total costs between the two surgical procedures...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Morii, Takahiro Osawa, Teppei Suzuki, Nobuo Shinohara, Toru Harabayashi, Tomoki Ishikawa, Takumi Tanikawa, Hiroko Yamashina, Katsuhiko Ogasawara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Urology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-019-0533-x

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