A critical analysis of surgical curative treatments options in localised prostate cancer: open, laparoscopic, and robotassisted radical prostatectomy

Özden E., Bostancı Y., Yakupoğlu Y. K.

UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY, vol.10, no.2, pp.47-50, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-50
  • Keywords: laparoscopy, prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, robotic surgery
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose of this article is to critically review perioperative outcomes, positive surgical margin (PSM) rates, and functional outcomes of several large series and systemic review of retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), laparoscopic RP (LRP), and robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) currently available in the literature.