title: Laparoscopic prostatectomy: where do we stand?
abstract: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is an effective treatment for localized prostate cancer. This cost-intensive and technically demanding operation currently takes longer than the standard open procedures, but with increasing experience, it is eventually associated with lower costs and is nearly as fast. As more urologists gain such experience, the laparoscopic approach may challenge the standard approaches.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Remzi
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Djavan