Minimally invasive cytoreductive radical prostatectomy, exploring the safety and feasibility of a single-port or multi-port robotic platform.

Journal: BMC urology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Consolidative resection or cytoreductive radical prostatectomy (CRP) may benefit men with non-organ confined prostate cancer. We report the safety, feasibility, and outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic CRP using a single-port (SP) or multi-port (MP) platform.

Authors

  • Daniel J Lama
    Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA. dlama@coh.org.
  • Kyle Thomas
    Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Simone L Vernez
    Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine.
  • Oluwatimilehin Okunowo
    Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Clayton S Lau
    Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Bertram E Yuh
    Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.