Low Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Through Systemic Image Assessment: A Prospective Study.

Journal: In vivo (Athens, Greece)
PMID:

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and discuss whether a uniform prophylaxis for VTE after radical prostatectomy is also suitable for robotic surgery. On this context, we investigated the incidence and risk factors of VTE, including asymptomatic events, after RARP compared to transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TUR-BT).

Authors

  • Satoru Meguro
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan; s-meguro@fmu.ac.jp.
  • Masao Kataoka
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Y U Endo
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Kei Yaginuma
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Akihisa Hasegawa
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Syunta Makabe
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Yuki Harigane
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Kanako Matsuoka
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Seiji Hoshi
    Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Junya Hata
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .
  • Yuichi Sato
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .
  • Hidenori Akaihata
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .
  • Soichiro Ogawa
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .
  • Ishii Shirou
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Nobuhiro Haga
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .
  • Hiroshi Ito
  • Yoshiyuki Kojima
    1 Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima, Japan .