International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
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.
Technology in cancer research & treatment
Jan 1, 2023
Pelvic lymphnode dissection (PLND) is an integral part of surgical treatment for localized intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. The most common complication of PLND is lymphocele formation. In the majority of cases the development of lymphoce...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Bladder neck dissection is one of the most delicate surgical steps of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) [1, 2], and it may affect surgical margins rate and functional outcomes [3, 4]. Given the relationship between outcomes ...
BACKGROUND/AIM: Postoperative urinary incontinence (UI) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has a significant impact on patients' quality of life (QOL). Several surgical techniques have been reported to improve postoperative UI. The aim...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: The results and benefits of Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) are already established in the literature. However, new robotic platforms have been released recently in the market and their outcomes are still unknown. In this sc...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Even in the era of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), we sometimes encounter patients with severe urinary incontinence after surgery. The aim of the present study was t...
To investigate the effect of individualized positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) setting guided by chest electrical impedance tomography (EIT) on the incidence of hypoxemia in elderly patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in th...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2022
The patient was referred to our hospital because of bloody stool and anorectal pain, and a colonoscopy revealed a tumor in the lower rectum. Although no distant metastasis was found, the tumor was suspected to have invaded the distal prostate. Neoadj...
The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male
Dec 1, 2022
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess whether age ≥75 years impairs surgical, functional, and oncological outcomes after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).