title: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: initial cases at Okayama University Hospital.
abstract: We performed laparoscopic prostatectomy in seven cases with organ-confined prostate cancer. In 6 cases, the surgery was completed successfully and the mean operative time was 424 min. Volume of blood loss was 200 to 3,200 ml and catheterization lasted 6 to 37 days. No major complications were observed in 6 of the cases. In one case, open surgical conversion was necessary mainly due to a bladder injury. Although these were the first cases of laparoscopic prostatectomy in our institution, the technical difficulty and complexity of the surgery were moderate. We believe that laparoscopic radical prostatectomy will become a standard option for the treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Japan. atsnagai@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Yasutomo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirasaki
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Ryouji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arata
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsugawa
authors.forename: Tomoyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*