Open AccessRetropubic, Laparoscopic, and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Comparative Analysis of the Surgical Outcomes in a Single Regional Center
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Luciani,
Daniele Mattevi,
William Mantovani,
Tommaso Cai,
S. Chiodini,
V. Vattovani,
Marco Puglisi,
Daniele Tiscione,
Umberto Anceschi,
G. Malossini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000447192
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , single center , radical retropubic prostatectomy , blood transfusion , confounding , logistic regression , urology , laparoscopic radical prostatectomy , blood loss , surgery , biochemical recurrence , laparoscopy , prostate cancer , cancer
To compare the surgical outcomes of radical prostatectomy (RP) performed via 3 different approaches: retropubic (RRP), laparoscopic-assisted (LRP), and robot-assisted (RARP), in a single non-academic regional center by a single surgeon.