Longitudinal analysis of trifecta outcome in Japanese patients with prostate cancer following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze the trifecta outcome (continence, potency, and cancer control) longitudinally using robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Authors

  • Shogo Inoue
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. inosyogo@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
  • Keisuke Hieda
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
  • Testutaro Hayashi
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
  • Jun Teishima
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Akio Matsubara
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.