How bad are positive margins after radical prostatectomy and how are they best managed?
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Pitfalls of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a comparison of positive surgical margins between robotic and laparoscopic surgery.
OBJECTIVES To compare the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, including the frequency and location of positive surgical margins. METHODS The study cohort comprised 708 consecutive male patients with clinically localized prostate cancer who underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (n = 551) or robot-assisted radical prostatectom...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of urology
دوره 182 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009