Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy: The First Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Fuels Debate Rather than Closing the Question.
Despite the finally acquired level 1 evidence, the urologic debate on open versus robotic prostatectomy still persists. This trial from Brisbane will encourage future studies that will better inform this debate and define what robotic surgery offers.
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Nicola
N
Fossati
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Peter
P
Wiklund
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology Department, Clinique Générale Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland.
Charles-Henry
CH
Rochat
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Francesco
F
Montorsi
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Guys Hospital, London, UK.
Prokar
P
Dasgupta
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
Rafael
R
Sanchez-Salas
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Ankara Ataturk Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abdullah E
AE
Canda
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France.
Thierry
T
Piechaud
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Walter
W
Artibani
EAU Robotic Urology Section, European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, O.L.V. Clinic, Aalst, Belgium. Electronic address: alex.mottrie@orsi.be.
Alexandre
A
Mottrie
D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D061646:Operative Time; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome