title: [Prostatectomy-pros and cons on open surgery/laparoscopic surgery/robot-assisted surgery].
abstract: We have 3 options when perfoming prostatectomy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. Those are retropubic radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. We compared the characteristics and results of these techniques. Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy could be superior to the others in many ways. However, it would be very difficult to adopt it in Japan because it would pose economical difficulties. The administrative assistance in the insurance systems requireds much more than we have.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, NTT Medical Center.
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kameyama
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome