Examination of Necessity for Pelvic Drain Placement After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Journal: In vivo (Athens, Greece)
Published Date: Jan 1, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: Pelvic drain (PD) placement is commonly performed after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), but the need for PD placement is unclear. This study aimed to assess the need for PD placement after RARP.

Authors

  • Hiroaki Iwamoto
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Yoshifumi Kadono
    Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan. yskadono@yahoo.co.jp.
  • Ryunosuke Nakagawa
    Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
  • Tomoyuki Makino
    Department of Urology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.
  • Suguru Kadomoto
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Yaegashi
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Masashi Iijima
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Shohei Kawaguchi
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Takahiro Nohara
    Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Kazuyoshi Shigehara
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Kouji Izumi
    Department of Urology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
  • Atsushi Mizokami
    Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.

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