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Surgical Complications After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy

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Surgical complications result in patient morbidity and mortality. Clearly, avoidance is better than cure, but when complications occur, prompt detection and management are needed.

You are a true surgeon from the moment you are able to deal with your complications. (Owen H Wangensteen 1898–1981)

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    Ahmed S. Elsayed, Naif A. Aldhaam, Ahmed A. Hussein & Khurshid A. Guru

  2. Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA

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Elsayed, A.S., Aldhaam, N.A., Sarle, R., Hussein, A.A., Guru, K.A. (2022). Surgical Complications After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy. In: Stifelman, M.D., Zhao, L.C., Eun, D.D., Koh, C.J. (eds) Techniques of Robotic Urinary Tract Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50196-9_21

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