Open AccessPerioperative and continence outcomes of robotic radical prostatectomy in elderly Indian men (≥70 years): A sub-group analysis
Author(s) -
Rajiv Yadav,
Narmada P. Gupta,
E. E. Akpo,
Anand Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.159622
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , perioperative , surgery , blood transfusion , foley catheter , laparoscopic radical prostatectomy , ileus , prostate cancer , anastomosis , blood loss , catheter , cancer
Many healthy elderly Indian men seek surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. Quite often, radical surgery is not offered to the patients over 70 years of age due to the perception of increased side-effects and complications. We have previously reported our results of robotic radical prostatectomy in a study comprising 150 Indian patients, where almost a quarter of patients were elderly. This subgroup analysis was therefore focused on evaluating perioperative and continence outcomes in elderly men (≥70 years) with localized prostate cancer.