"Single-Surgeon" versus "Dual-Surgeon" Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph-nodes Dissection: Comparative Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes.

Journal: International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare the perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with pelvic lymph-nodes dissection (PLND) when the same surgeon performs RARP and PLND versus one surgeon performs RARP and another surgeon performs PLND.

Authors

  • Riccardo Bertolo
  • Marco Carilli
    San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Michele Antonucci
    Department of Urology, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Francesco Maiorino
    Department of Urology, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Via Aurelia 275, 00165, Rome, Italy.
  • Pierluigi Bove
    Torvergata Oncoscience Research Centre of Excellence, TOR, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
  • Matteo Vittori
    Department of Urology, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Via Aurelia 275, 00165, Rome, Italy.