OBJECTIVE To report the technical feasibility of performing transvesical robotic radical prostatectomy (TRRP) in a cadaver. MATERIALS AND METHODS TRRP was performed in two fresh male cadavers (prostate volume 46 and 30 mL). In the first procedure we used four laparoscopic transvesical trocars and in the second a single-port device was placed percutaneously into the bladder. Pneumovesicum was ...

Primary small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare and very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis, even in its localized form. We managed a case of primary small cell carcinoma of the prostate. The patient was treated with robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Herein we report this first case of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy perf...

Several studies have shown that patients with prior transurethral prostate surgery are associated with greater perioperative complications, as well as inferior oncological and functional outcomes when they undergo robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Objectives: To the best of our knowledge, there is no study thus far evaluating the association between prior transurethral prostate surge...

Ease of sperm retrieval has not been previously described as a goal for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer; however preservation of fertility is a known concern for some younger prostate cancer patients. We present the first known case of a patient with postejaculatory spermaturia following robotic assisted radical prostatectomy. We hypothesize that this is due to fis...

PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of incontinence etiology on artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) device outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified 925 patients who underwent primary AUS placement from 1983 to 2011. The etiology of incontinence was categorized as radical prostatectomy alone, radical prostatectomy with radiation, benign prostate resection, and those with cryotherapy as a salvag...

The aim of this study was to investigate a single-institution experience with radical perineal prostatectomy (RPP), radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP) with respect to onco-surgical outcomes in patients with intermediate-risk (IR; PSA 10-20 ng/mL, biopsy Gleason score bGS 7 or cT2b-2c) and high-risk (HR; PSA > 20 ng/mL, bGS ≥ 8, or ≥ cT3) p...

Pelvic lymphocele is an infrequent complication of pelvic surgery, usually presenting shortly after surgery. We report 2 cases with a delayed infected pelvic lymphocele presenting after transperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy and robotic radical prostatectomy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. These cases illustrate that late infection of pelvic lymphoceles may occur following radical prostatec...

OBJECTIVE Stricture of the vesicourethral anastomosis remains a well-documented complication after radical retropubic prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 294 patients with prostate cancer who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy. Possible correlations between anastomotic stricture formation, tumor stage, positive surgical margins, number of anastom...

OBJECTIVE A systematic evaluation was carried out over the effectiveness and safety of postoperative radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy. METHOD The randomized controlled trials that were concerned with postoperative radiotherapy for prostatic cancer and published before June 2014 were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CBM, CNKI and VIP databases. Two researchers conducte...