Open AccessRobot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy performed in a patient with severe thrombocytopenia due to primary myelofibrosis
Author(s) -
Rose Khavari,
Lambros Stamatakis,
Brian J. Miles
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.1134
Subject(s) - myelofibrosis , medicine , prostatectomy , urology , prostate cancer , surgery , cancer , bone marrow
Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) has emergedas a minimally invasive alternative to open radical prostatectomy(ORP) for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Incomparison to the open procedure, there is significantly less intraoperativeblood loss during RALP. This benefit has allowed RALPto become a feasible option for patients who would be poor candidatesfor ORP, including those patients with intrinsic hematologicaldisorders. In this case study, we report a successfully performedRALP in a patient with severe thrombocytopenia in thepresence of primary myelofibrosis.