title: Prevention and management of perioperative complications in laparoscopic and endoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic transperitoneal radical prostatectomy (LRP) and endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (EERPE) are established techniques for the management of localized prostate cancer in numerous specialized urologic centers worldwide.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The complication rates of LRP and EERPE are ranging between 2 and 17%. Rare but possible complications are vascular injuries, bowel injury, lymphocele formation, port-site hernia, anastomotic leakage, gas embolism and catheter obstruction and other rare events.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevention and management of complications requires high surgical expertise and adequate standardization of the technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  We herein review our experience with the endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy in a series of 1,800 consecutive patients regarding the appearance of complications and their management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
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authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
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authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
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authors.initials: MR
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authors.forename: Minh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
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authors.lastname: Ganzer
authors.forename: Jens-Uwe
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authors.lastname: Stolzenburg
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
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