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Cost of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy

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Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for the treatment of bladder cancer is increasingly being employed. When only direct costs are considered, open radical cystectomy as compared to RARC is a less costly therapy. However, when indirect costs are also considered, cost-margins narrow, as RARC may result in less complication-related expenditures. Future prospective comparisons of the two modalities should include costing data to optimally compare cost effectiveness of the open and robotic approach to bladder surgery.

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  1. Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

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  1. Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Green, D.A., Scherr, D.S. (2014). Cost of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy. In: Castle, E., Pruthi, R. (eds) Robotic Surgery of the Bladder. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4906-5_17

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