Clinical significance of limited and extended pelvic lymph node dissection during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for patients with localized prostate cancer: A retrospective, propensity score matching analysis.

Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We investigated the diagnostic and therapeutic benefits of limited or extended pelvic lymph node dissection during a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.

Authors

  • Shunta Hori
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
  • Yasushi Nakai
    1 University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
  • Akira Tachibana
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Chihiro Omori
    Department of Urology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center.
  • Nobutaka Nishimura
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Kuniaki Inoue
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Mitsuru Tomizawa
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Takuto Shimizu
    Technical Planning Office, INFOCOM CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yosuke Morizawa
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Daisuke Gotoh
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Makito Miyake
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
  • Kazumasa Torimoto
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Tatsuo Yoneda
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
  • Kiyohide Fujimoto
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
  • Nobumichi Tanaka
    Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.