Is previous experience in laparoscopic necessary to perform robotic radical prostatectomy? A comparative study with robotic and the classic open procedure in patients with prostate cancer

Autor: Felipe Lott, Luciano A. Favorito
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Acta Cirurgica Brasileira, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 229-234 (2015)
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 229-234, Published: MAR 2015
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira v.30 n.3 2015
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia (SBDPC)
instacron:SBDPC
ISSN: 1678-2674
0102-8650
Popis: PURPOSE:To assess comparative results of robot-assisted radical laparoscopic prostatectomy (RARP) performed by surgeons without any experience in laparoscopic prostatectomy and the open procedure performed by surgeons with large experience.METHODS:We analyzed 84 patients (50 subjected to robotic surgery) from June 2012 to September 2013. Data were prospectively collected in a customized database. Two surgeons carried out all the RARP cases. These two surgeons and six more performed the open cases. The perioperative outcomes between the two groups were analyzed with a minimum followup of 12 months.RESULTS:The corporal mass index (BMI) was higher in the open group (p=0.001). There was more operatve time, less hospitalization and blood loss, better trifecta and pentafecta and earlier continence (p=0.045) in the robotic group (p=0.001). There was no difference in positive surgical margins but with greater extraprostatic extension in the open group (p=0.002).CONCLUSIONS: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is a safe procedure even in the hands of surgeons with no previous experience. Besides this, better operative outcomes can be reached with this modern approach.
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