title: Robotic prostatectomy: a review of outcomes compared with laparoscopic and open approaches.
abstract: Prostate cancer affects the lives of millions of Americans each year. Since the advent of prostate-specific antigen testing, many cancers are found in initial stages and have the potential for curative resection; however, choosing which type of surgery to undergo can be a difficult task. This article reviews the outcomes of robotic prostatectomy in comparison with laparoscopic or open procedures. A PubMed search was performed to identify specific articles describing intraoperative details, surgical complications, cancer control, and continence and potency outcomes. Articles that revealed pertinent data were included in this study comparing robotic with laparoscopic or open prostatectomies.
authors.affiliation: Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer Outcomes Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berryhill
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jhaveri
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Assaad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Hakim
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tewari
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D016896:Treatment Outcome