Transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy during the learning curve: does the surgical approach affect the complication rate?

Transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy during the learning curve: does the surgical approach affect the complication rate?

Purpose: To compare the perioperative complication rate obtained with the transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (TLRP) and with the extraperitoneal LRP (ELRP) during the learning curve (LC). Materials and Methods: Data of the initial 40 TLRP (Group 1) were retrospectively compared with...

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Main Authors: Tiberio M. Siqueira Jr., Anuar I. Mitre, Ricardo J. Duarte, Humberto Nascimento, Francualdo Barreto, Evandro Falcao, Roberto I. Lopes, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2010-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostate
prostatic neoplasms
prostatectomy
laparoscopy
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