Influence of the time interval between biopsy and surgery on the biochemical recurrence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in Japanese patients.

Journal: Asian journal of surgery
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact of the duration between the biopsy and surgery on the biochemical recurrence (BCR) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Authors

  • Katsuya Hikita
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Masashi Honda
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Ryutaro Shimizu
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Shogo Teraoka
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Yuske Kimura
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1, Nishicho, Yonago, Japan.
  • Tetsuya Yumioka
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Panagiota Tsounapi
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1, Nishicho, Yonago, Japan.
  • Hideto Iwamoto
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Shuichi Morizane
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Atsushi Takenaka
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.