Comparative study of postoperative complications after radical cystectomy during the past two decades in Japan: Radical cystectomy remains associated with significant postoperative morbidities.

During the past 2 decades, in order to improve perioperative and oncological outcomes, a minimally invasive approach, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), and an enhanced postoperative recovery program after surgery have been introduced into routine clinical practice of radical cystectomy (RC).