title: Extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: A total of 28 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) underwent extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (EP-LRP). The mean operative duration was 309 (287-600) minutes. Estimated blood loss ranged from 380 to 1000 (mean 480) ml. At 3 to 5 days postoperatively, the catheter was removed. No open conversion was required and no patient presented postoperative complications. PSA level was less than 0.1 ng/ml at 3 months after surgery in all patients. At a mean follow-up of 10 (6-16) months, there were no biochemical failures. The extraperitoneal technique potentially decreased the risk of intra-abdominal complications and better approximated than open retropubic radical prostatectomy. In conclusion, EP-LRP is an effective, safe and precise technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, PR China.
authors.forename: N-H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: H-F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L-X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: L-X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: G-W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: N-H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J-T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*