Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center

Table 5

Pathologic outcome.

		Whole cohort N = 60	LRC N = 30	ORC N = 30	value
Pathological T stage	pT0	5 (8.3%)	5 (16.7%)	0	0.098
	pT1	3 (5%)	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)
	pT2a	4 (6.7%)	1	3 (10%)
	pT2b	6 (10%)	2 (6.7%)	4 (13.3%)
	pT3a	10 (16.7%)	7 (23.3%)	3 (10%)
	pT3b	25 (41.7%)	11 (36.7%)	14 (46.7%)
	pT4a	7 (11.7)	3 (10%)	4 (13.3%)
Positive margin		1 (1.7%)	0	1 (3.3%)	0.99
LNs no.		13.82	15.23 ± 4.14	11.97 ± 5.48	0.008
Recurrence		12 (20.3%)	5 (16.7%)	7 (24.1%)	0.7

Total number of cases is 59 due to the presence of one postoperative mortality in the ORC group. Total number of cases is 29 due to the presence of one postoperative mortality in the ORC group.