Is there any evidence of superiority between retropubic, laparoscopic or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy?

Is there any evidence of superiority between retropubic, laparoscopic or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy?

PURPOSE: To compare the perioperative, short-term and long-term postoperative results of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in the most recent studies evaluable. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using PubMed w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frederico Ferronha, Fortunato Barros, Victor Vaz Santos, Vincent Ravery, Vincent Delmas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
retropubic prostatectomy
open prostatectomy
laparoscopic prostatectomy
robotic prostatectomy
outcomes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000200002

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000200002

Similar Items