Indian Journal of Urology (Jan 2014)

International Radical Cystectomy Consortium: A way forward

  • Syed Johar Raza,
  • Erinn Field,
  • Adam S. Kibel,
  • Alex Mottrie,
  • Alon Z. Weizer,
  • Andrew Wagner,
  • Ashok K. Hemal,
  • Douglas S. Scherr,
  • Francis Schanne,
  • Franco Gaboardi,
  • Guan Wu,
  • James O. Peabody,
  • Jihad Koauk,
  • Joan Palou Redorta,
  • John G. Pattaras,
  • Koon-Ho Rha,
  • Lee Richstone,
  • M. Derya Balbay,
  • Mani Menon,
  • Mathew Hayn,
  • Micheal Stoeckle,
  • Peter Wiklund,
  • Prokar Dasgupta,
  • Raj Pruthi,
  • Reza Ghavamian,
  • Shamim Khan,
  • Stephan Siemer,
  • Thomas Maatman,
  • Timothy Wilson,
  • Vassilis Poulakis,
  • Greg Wilding,
  • Khurshid A. Guru

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.134253
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 3
pp. 314 – 317

Abstract

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Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is an emerging operative alternative to open surgery for the management of invasive bladder cancer. Studies from single institutions provide limited data due to the small number of patients. In order to better understand the related outcomes, a world-wide consortium was established in 2006 of patients undergoing RARC, called the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium (IRCC). Thus far, the IRCC has reported its findings on various areas of operative interest and continues to expand its capacity to include other operative modalities and transform it into the International Radical Cystectomy Consortium. This article summarizes the findings of the IRCC and highlights the future direction of the consortium.

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