Radiotherapy is the main salvage option after primary radical prostatectomy. Radical prostatectomy, cryosurgical ablation and high-intensity focused ultrasound are the main salvage options after primary radiotherapy. After primary radiotherapy, long-term oncological outcome of salvage radical prostatectomy and salvage cryosurgical ablation is fairly comparable with the results of primary radica...

This timely paper reviews the current status and respective roles of laparoscopic, robotically-assisted and open radical prostatectomy in the management of localized prostate cancer. While open radical prostatectomy remains the gold standard of treatment, a minimally-invasive approach has been available since 1997 in the form of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Minimally-invasive approaches ...

PURPOSE We described population level trends in radical prostatectomy for patients with prostate cancer by hospitals with robotic surgery, and assessed whether socioeconomic disparities exist in access to such hospitals. MATERIALS AND METHODS After merging the NIS (Nationwide Inpatient Sample) and the AHA (American Hospital Association) survey from 2006 to 2008, we identified 29,837 patients ...

Robotic radical prostatectomy is a new innovation in the surgical treatment of prostate cancer. The technique is continuously evolving. In this article we demonstrate The Ohio State University technique for robotic radical prostatectomy. Robotic radical prostatectomy is performed using the da Vinci surgical system. The video demonstrates each step of the surgical procedure. Preliminary results ...

PURPOSE We performed a retrospective cohort study using propensity score analysis to calculate long-term survival in patients with prostate cancer with Gleason score 8 or greater who were treated with conservative therapy, radiation therapy and radical prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1997, 3,159 patients in the Henry Ford Health System were diagno...

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Radical prostatectomy continues to play a central role in the management of localized prostate cancer. The majority of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer will undergo radical prostatectomy. A decrease in the morbidity of this surgical procedure has been accomplished through an improved understanding of pelvic anatomy and a greater understanding of the natural history of prostate cancer. Re...

OBJECTIVE To report our experience in treating patients with rectal injury with radical perineal prostatectomy. METHODS Medical charts of 176 patients submitted to radical perineal prostatectomy from 1996 to 2005 were reviewed to identify rectal problems. A review of rectal injury in prostatectomy is provided. RESULTS Of 176 patients who underwent radical perineal prostatectomy, 10 (5.7%) h...

BACKGROUND Quality of life after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has been a discussed issue among patients. Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy has been shown to be superior to non-nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy in terms of potency and continence. The authors have reported their experience of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and now developed our technique of nerve-sparing laparoscopi...

BACKGROUND The absence of trial data comparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open radical retropubic prostatectomy is a crucial knowledge gap in uro-oncology. We aimed to compare these two approaches in terms of functional and oncological outcomes and report the early postoperative outcomes at 12 weeks. METHOD In this randomised controlled phase 3 study, men who had newly diag...