Comparison of Acute and Chronic Surgical Complications Following Robot-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Traditional Open Radical Prostatectomy Among Men in Taiwan.

Journal: JAMA network open
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Few studies have evaluated long-term surgical complications in patients with prostate cancer (PC) who receive open radical prostatectomy (ORP), laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Authors

  • Szu-Yuan Wu
    Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, Asia University College of Medical and Health Science, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Chia-Lun Chang
    Wan Fang Hospital, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chang-I Chen
    Department of Healthcare Administration, School of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chung-Chien Huang
    International PhD Program in Biotech and Healthcare Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.