Pentafecta Outcomes of 230 Cases of Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Bilateral Neurovascular Bundle Preservation.

Journal: Anticancer research
Published Date: Sep 1, 2015

Abstract

AIM: We analyzed pentafecta outcomes [complication-free, continence, potency, negative surgical margins (NSM)], biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free] of 230 patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with bilateral neurovascular (NVB) preservation.

Authors

  • Yen-Chuan Ou
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. ycou228@gmail.com.
  • Chun-Kuang Yang
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Hsun-Ming Kang
    Department of Anesthesiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Kuangh-Si Chang
    Department of Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • John Wang
    Department of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Siu-Wan Hung
    Department of Radiation, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Min-Che Tung
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tung's Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Ashutosh K Tewari
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Vipul R Patel
    Global Robotics Institute, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, FL, USA.

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