Comparison of operative and functional outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and radical retropubic prostatectomy: Single surgeon experience

To compare radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) outcomes in a contemporary series. A total of 70 LRP patients operated on between 2001 and 2002 with at least 18 months of follow-up were selected. These patients were compared with a matched cohort of 70...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2006-06, Vol.67 (6), p.1241-1246
Main Authors: Ghavamian, Reza, Knoll, Abraham, Boczko, Judd, Melman, Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:To compare radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) outcomes in a contemporary series. A total of 70 LRP patients operated on between 2001 and 2002 with at least 18 months of follow-up were selected. These patients were compared with a matched cohort of 70 patients who had undergone RRP by the same surgeon from 1999 to 2001. The baseline patient characteristics, perioperative and histologic parameters, recovery time, complications, and 18-month functional data were compared. No significant differences were found in the preoperative characteristics. The mean operative time was 181.8 ± 18.7 minutes for RRP and 246.4 ± 46.1 minutes for LRP ( P
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2005.12.017