Robotic Surgery of the Bladder is a dedicated resource to understanding and mastering the concepts and practical aspects of robotic bladder surgery. The volume provides an introduction to urologists interested in initiating robotic radical cystectomy by providing them background, concepts, steps, and tools and tricks to introduce robotic radical cystectomy into their clinical practice, all in a safe, stepwise, and organized manner. For the more experienced robotic surgeon, the text serves as a resource for more advanced applications and techniques. The volume is also accompanied by many still images and a DVD of video clips.

The first dedicated text on robotic approaches to bladder cancer surgery

History of minimally invasive techniques for radical cystectomy with urinary diversion.- Principles of bladder cancer surgery.- Robot Assisted Cystectomy: Getting started - prior experience, learning curve, and initial patient selection.- Robotic Cystectomy: Room set-up, patient positioning, instrumentation, and anesthetic considerations.- Preoperative preparation and care.- Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy - Male.- Robotic assisted laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration for bladder cancer in the female.- Variations in surgical approach - partial cystectomy, vaginal-sparing, and prostate-sparing.- Robot-Assisted Pelvic Lymphadenectomy.- Extracorporeal urinary diversion.- Robot Assisted Intracorporeal ileal conduit.- Intracorporeal ileal neobladder.- Peri-operative care - the radical cystectomy pathway.- Oncologic outcomes.- Peri-operative outcomes and complications of robot assisted cystectomy.- Surgical avoidance and management of operative complications.- Cost of robotic assisted radical cystectomy.- Questions and concerns of robotic approaches to bladder cancer surgery.- Robot assisted surgery for benign disease of the bladder.- Future directions in robotic surgery for bladder cancer.