Robotic-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy

Robotic-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy

Despite widespread use of medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia, a need remains for robust surgical therapy in select patients. Robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) is an efficacious and safe therapy for patients with bladder outlet obstruction owing to large volume prostates. Dat...

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Published in:Urologic clinics of North America Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 385 - 391
Main Authors: Holden, Marc, MD, Parsons, J. Kellogg, MD, MHS
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc 01-08-2016
Subjects:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Minimally invasive
Robotic surgery
Simple prostatectomy
Urology
Robotic surgery
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Simple prostatectomy
Minimally invasive
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Summary:Despite widespread use of medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia, a need remains for robust surgical therapy in select patients. Robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) is an efficacious and safe therapy for patients with bladder outlet obstruction owing to large volume prostates. Data from 13 published cohorts suggest functional outcomes equivalent to open simple prostatectomy with substantially decreased length of hospital stay and risk of transfusion. However, there are few longer term data.
ISSN:0094-0143
1558-318X
DOI:10.1016/j.ucl.2016.04.007