A Case of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy for a Third Kidney Transplant Recipient

Although robot-assisted surgery is widely used, there are few reports of robot-assisted radical cystectomy in kidney transplant recipients. We report our experience with robot-assisted radical cystectomy in a patient who had undergone three kidney transplants.

The patient was a 57-year-old man who had undergone three kidney transplants. Robot-assisted total cystectomy was performed for bladder CIS. Adhesions were observed in areas that had been operated on in previous surgeries, and although there were times when the surgery was difficult, it was performed safely. No major postoperative complications were observed, and the patient was discharged from the hospital on the 19th postoperative day.

Robot-assisted surgery is one of the surgical techniques that many urologists are familiar with, and our findings suggest that it may be safe and effective even for such complex cases.