title: Comparison of the initial robot-assisted radical prostatectomy results with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and compare the functional results of an established technique, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy(LRP), and the initial learning curve of robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP).
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a transversal case-control hybrid studio including all patients undergoing RALRP (39 ) and similar number of patients undergoing LRP (37) from November 2009 to June 2011. We used a transversal phone interrogatory to evaluate functional outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The groups were comparable for IMC, age, serum PSA, prostatic ultrasound volume, biopsy Gleason, following time and clinical stage. For operative variables, there was no difference in estimated blood loss, hospital stay, days of drainage, time to catheter removal, transfusion rate and surgical margins. Median operative time was 216 min for RALRP, and 153 min for LRP (p < 0,001). There were no differences in erectile function or continence at 12 months. Mean time to continence was 5.7 weeks in RALRP and 8.9 week in LRP (p < 0,001). There was no difference in time to normal erectile function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even in the beginning of RALRP we did obtain results comparable to LRP.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urologia.Hospital Valle de Hebron. Barcelona.Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Agreda
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raventos
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Planas
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trilla
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morote
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology