With the widespread diffusion of the screening for prostate cancer, the disease has been diagnosed more commonly in the organ-confined stage, and in younger and healthier men. For these patients, radical prostatectomy (RP) is still the standard treatment. In an effort to decrease the morbidity associated with open RP, minimally invasive approaches have been described, including robotic-assisted RP (RALP). Almost one decade after the introduction of RALP, large and mature series have now been reported. We reviewed the outcomes of the largest series of RALP published recently. We searched Medline for reports published between 2006 and 2009, to identify articles describing intraoperative data, surgical complications, oncological outcomes, continence and potency rates after RALP. Relevant articles were selected and the outcomes evaluated.

Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a review of current outcomes / Coelho Rafael, F.; Chauhan, Sanket; Palmer Kenneth, J.; Rocco, Bernardo Maria Cesare; Patel Manoj, B.; Patel Vipul, R.. - In: BJU INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1464-4096. - 104:10(2009), pp. 1428-1435. [10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08895.x]

Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a review of current outcomes

ROCCO, Bernardo Maria Cesare;
2009

Abstract

With the widespread diffusion of the screening for prostate cancer, the disease has been diagnosed more commonly in the organ-confined stage, and in younger and healthier men. For these patients, radical prostatectomy (RP) is still the standard treatment. In an effort to decrease the morbidity associated with open RP, minimally invasive approaches have been described, including robotic-assisted RP (RALP). Almost one decade after the introduction of RALP, large and mature series have now been reported. We reviewed the outcomes of the largest series of RALP published recently. We searched Medline for reports published between 2006 and 2009, to identify articles describing intraoperative data, surgical complications, oncological outcomes, continence and potency rates after RALP. Relevant articles were selected and the outcomes evaluated.
2009
104
10
1428
1435
Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a review of current outcomes / Coelho Rafael, F.; Chauhan, Sanket; Palmer Kenneth, J.; Rocco, Bernardo Maria Cesare; Patel Manoj, B.; Patel Vipul, R.. - In: BJU INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1464-4096. - 104:10(2009), pp. 1428-1435. [10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08895.x]
Coelho Rafael, F.; Chauhan, Sanket; Palmer Kenneth, J.; Rocco, Bernardo Maria Cesare; Patel Manoj, B.; Patel Vipul, R.
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