Modified Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for cases with anterior tumor: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcomes between a modified Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (mRS-RARP) technique and conventional robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (Con-RARP) technique for cases with anterior prostate cancer (PCa), especially positive surgical margin (PSM) rates and urinary continence (UC).

Authors

  • Jiajun Qian
    Department of Urology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
  • Yao Fu
    Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of CAS, Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
  • Giancarlo Marra
    Department of Urology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
  • Feifei Zhang
    Department of Computer Science, Guangdong University of Education, Guangzhou, 510303, China.
  • Xiao Wu
  • Danyan Li
    Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
  • Linfeng Xu
    Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, FL, USA.
  • Xuefeng Qiu
    Department of Urology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.
  • Weidong Gan
    Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Hongqian Guo
    Department of Urology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, No. 321 Zhongshan Rd, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. dr.ghq@nju.edu.cn.