Oncological and Functional Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Journal: JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Published Date: Jan 1, 2021

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Management of prostate cancer in kidney transplant recipients presents a unique surgical challenge due to the risk of direct or indirect injury to the transplanted kidney. Herein, we report the largest single center study of Robot-assisted Radical prostatectomy (RARP) in kidney transplant recipients.

Authors

  • Mohammed Shahait
    Department of Surgery, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
  • Fawaz Al Majali
    Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA.
  • Ryan W Dobbs
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Alex Sandberg
    Section of Urology, University of Pennsylvania.
  • Adnan El-Achkar
    Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Ayah El-Fahmawi
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Philip Mucksavage
    Section of Urology, University of Pennsylvania.
  • David I Lee

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