Biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: is the disease or the surgeon to blame?
PURPOSE: The PSA recurrence develops in 27 to 53% within ten years after radical prostatectomy (RP). We investigated the factors (disease grade and stage or the surgeon's expertise,) more likely to influence biochemical recurrence in men post-radical prostatectomy for organ-confined prostate ca...
Main Authors: | Adnan Simsir, Cag Cal, Rashad Mammadov, Ibrahim Cureklibatir, Bulent Semerci, Gurhan Gunaydin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2011-06-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000300006 |
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