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Evidence-based comparison of robotic and open radical prostatectomy
William T Lowrance1, Tatum V Tarin, Shahrokh F Shariat
1Department of Surgery (Urology Service), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. lowrancw@mskcc.org
Thescientificworldjournal
|November 25, 2010
Abstract
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The rapid adoption of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) has occurred despite a lack of high-quality evidence demonstrating its oncologic advantages, safety, or cost effectiveness compared with open radical retropubic prostatectomy (ORP). This review examines the current literature comparing ORP and RALP, focusing on perioperative, oncologic, functional, and economic outcomes.