Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy significantly reduced biochemical recurrence compared to retro pubic radical prostatectomy

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy significantly reduced biochemical recurrence compared to retro pubic radical prostatectomy

Abstract Background The pathological and oncological outcomes of retro-pubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have not been sufficiently investigated. Methods Treatment-naïve patients with localized prostate cancer (PC) (n = 908; RRP, n = 490; and RARP, n =...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Fujimura, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Satoru Taguchi, Yuta Yamada, Toru Sugihara, Tohru Nakagawa, Aya Niimi, Haruki Kume, Yasuhiko Igawa, Yukio Homma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Oncological outcome
Retro pubic radical prostatectomy (RRP)
Prostate cancer
And robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3439-6

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