Oncological and functional outcomes following open radical prostatectomy: how patients may achieve the "trifecta"?

PURPOSE: The desirable outcomes after open radical prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate cancer (PC) are to: a) achieve disease recurrence free, b) urinary continence (UC), and c) maintain sexual potency (SP). These 3 combined desirable outcomes we called it the "Trifecta". Our aim is...

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Published in:	International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Main Authors:	Elie Antebi, Ahmed Eldefrawy, Devendar Katkoori, Cynthia T Soloway, Murugesan Manoharan, Mark S Soloway
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-06-01
Subjects:	Radical Prostatectomy treatment outcome prostate cancer recurrence
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000300005