title: Robotic prostatectomy outcomes.
abstract: The triad of cancer cure, rapid recovery of complete urinary continence, and preservation of sexual function are desirable in the contemporary surgical treatment of the young potent male with prostate cancer. Robotic prostatectomy is a Food and Drug Administration approved approach to radical prostatectomy, and is performed at our institution and elsewhere. We present a critical assessment of reported outcomes using this minimally invasive technique.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, Saint Peter's Cancer Care Center, and Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA. perrotmi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perrotti
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics