Open AccessThe Impact of Experience on the Risk of Surgical Margins and Biochemical Recurrence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Learning Curve Study
Author(s) -
Carlo Andrea Bravi,
Amy Tin,
Emily Vertosick,
Elio Mazzone,
Alberto Martini,
Paolo Dell’Oglio,
Armando Stabile,
Giorgio Gandaglia,
Nicola Fossati,
Nazareno Suardi,
Andrea Gallina,
Alberto Briganti,
Francesco Montorsi,
Andrew Vickers
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1097/ju.0000000000000147
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , biochemical recurrence , urology , learning curve , general surgery , prostate cancer , cancer , management , economics
Improved cancer control with increasing surgical experience (the learning curve) has been demonstrated for open and laparoscopic prostatectomy. We assessed the relationship between surgical experience and oncologic outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.