AIM:To analyze safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in a low-volume centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2008 to 2015, 400 consecutive patients undergoing RARP were prospectively enrolled. Complications were classified according to the Modified Clavien System. Biochemical recurrence (BCR) was defined as two consecutive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values ≥0.2 ng/ml. Functional outcomess were assessed using validated, self-administered questionnaires. RESULTS:Median patient age was 64.5 years. Mean standard deviation (SD) preoperative PSA level was 11.3 (11.7) ng/ml. Median interquartile range (IQR) follow-up was 36 (12-48) months. Overall complication rate was 27.7% (minor complications rate 16.2%). Overall 1-, 3- and 6-year BCR-free survival rates were 85.7%, 77.5% and 53.9%, respectively; these rates were 94.1%, 86.2% and 70.1% in pT2 diseases. At follow-up, 98.4% of patients were fully continent (median (IQR) time to continence was 2 (1-3) months) and 68.2% were potent (median (IQR) time to potency of 3 (3-4) months). CONCLUSION:RARP appears to be a valuable option for treating clinically localised prostate cancer also in a low-volume institution.

Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a low-volume center: a 6-year single-surgeon experience / DI Pierro, Giovanni Battista; Grande, Pietro; Mordasini, Livio; Danuser, Hansjörg; Mattei, Agostino. - In: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0250-7005. - ELETTRONICO. - 36:8(2016), pp. 4201-4207.

Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a low-volume center: a 6-year single-surgeon experience

DI Pierro, Giovanni Battista;Grande, Pietro;
2016

Abstract

AIM:To analyze safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in a low-volume centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2008 to 2015, 400 consecutive patients undergoing RARP were prospectively enrolled. Complications were classified according to the Modified Clavien System. Biochemical recurrence (BCR) was defined as two consecutive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values ≥0.2 ng/ml. Functional outcomess were assessed using validated, self-administered questionnaires. RESULTS:Median patient age was 64.5 years. Mean standard deviation (SD) preoperative PSA level was 11.3 (11.7) ng/ml. Median interquartile range (IQR) follow-up was 36 (12-48) months. Overall complication rate was 27.7% (minor complications rate 16.2%). Overall 1-, 3- and 6-year BCR-free survival rates were 85.7%, 77.5% and 53.9%, respectively; these rates were 94.1%, 86.2% and 70.1% in pT2 diseases. At follow-up, 98.4% of patients were fully continent (median (IQR) time to continence was 2 (1-3) months) and 68.2% were potent (median (IQR) time to potency of 3 (3-4) months). CONCLUSION:RARP appears to be a valuable option for treating clinically localised prostate cancer also in a low-volume institution.
2016
prostate cancer; complications; low-volume centre; oncological and functional outcomes; perioperative results; robot-assisted radical
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Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a low-volume center: a 6-year single-surgeon experience / DI Pierro, Giovanni Battista; Grande, Pietro; Mordasini, Livio; Danuser, Hansjörg; Mattei, Agostino. - In: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0250-7005. - ELETTRONICO. - 36:8(2016), pp. 4201-4207.
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