Complex urological oncological surgeries can be performed using minimally invasive robotic or laparoscopic methods with similar perioperative results compared to conventional open methods

6104 Background: Robotic and laparoscopic surgical methods (RLM) are being increasingly used to perform complex urological oncological procedures. We compared the perioperative outcomes in a cohort of patients undergoing complex urological oncological surgeries by either RLM or open methods (OM) by a single surgeon, thereby minimizing the impact on perioperative outcome of different surgeons performing the procedure. Methods: The relevant data on 203 consecutive patients over the last 4-year period was entered in to Microsoft Access database and queried. Continuous variables were compared using the Wilcoxon rank sum test and categorical variables were compared using Fisher’s exact test to a significance level of p value < 0.05. Results: Of the 203 patients who underwent complex urological oncology surgeries, OM and RLM was used in 115 (57%) and 88 (43%) of patients respectively. The age, sex and body mass index between the 2 groups were comparable. Four perioperative mortalities (2%) occurred, with 3 in O...