Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a report of the current state.
Cancer of the prostate is the most common malignancy diagnosed in the male genitourinary tract. Although a number of treatment options are available for early prostate cancer, the gold standard of treatment remains retropubic radical prostatectomy. However, robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has become a forerunner in treatment options, yielding comparable medium-term perioperative and functional outcomes. For this our team utilized MEDLINE, searching for publications on perioperative and functional outcomes related to robotic prostatectomy. Robotic-assisted prostatectomy has allowed urologists to enter the realm of minimally invasive surgery by incorporating open surgery maneuvers into a laparoscopic environment. To date, RALP perioperative and functional outcomes are comparable to the gold standard; the collection of long-term data is needed in order to establish its true efficacy.
Patel
Vipul R
VR
Center for Robotic & Computer-Assisted Surgery, 410 W. 10th Avenue, 538 Doan Hall, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1228, USA. patel.914@osu.edu
Shah
Ketul
K
Palmer
Kenneth J
KJ
Thaly
Rahul
R
Coughlin
Geoff
G
D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*