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Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Our Clinical Experience and a Systematic Review
Jesús Moreno Sierra1, M Ciappara Paniagua, M I Galante Romo
1Servicio de Urología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
Urologia Internationalis
|May 24, 2016
Summary
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is safe for kidney transplant recipients with localized prostate cancer. This minimally invasive approach showed no negative impact on renal function or oncological outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Transplant Surgery
- Oncology
Background:
- Radical prostatectomy is complex in kidney graft recipients.
- Robotic surgery offers a minimally invasive option.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in kidney transplant recipients.
- Assess intra/postoperative complications, renal function, and oncological outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective study of 84 RALPs, including 4 kidney transplant recipients.
- Recorded graft details, clinical stage, complications, operating time, and creatinine levels.
- Performed a systematic literature review.
Main Results:
- No intra/postoperative complications reported in the 4 kidney transplant recipients.
- Mean operating time was 196 minutes.
- No significant changes in creatinine levels; 3/4 patients free of biochemical recurrence.
Conclusions:
- RALP is a safe and feasible technique for localized prostate cancer in kidney transplant recipients.
- No adverse effects on renal function observed.
- Oncological outcomes were comparable to non-transplant patients.
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