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Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Published on: May 19, 2022
[Is transition from pure laparoscopic to robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy associated with increase of surgical
A C Denormandie1, A de la Taille1, L Salomon1
1Service d'urologie, CHU Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, 51, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Objective:
To study the impact of changing the technique of radical prostatectomy [pure laparoscopic radical (PR-Lap) to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RP-Rob)] on the rate of secondary procedures for urinary incontinence (UI) and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Material:
Retrospective study evaluating the number and type of surgical procedures for post-RP UI and DE between 2008 and 2015, according to the technique of (RP-Lap or RP-Rob).
Results:
Between 2008 et 2015, 2046 RP were performed in our department including 372 RP-Lap and 1674 RP-Rob. Among these patients, 84 (4%) had a surgical procedure for post-RP UI (18 AMS800, 9 balloons Pro-Act, and 57 male slings) and 15 (0.7%) had implantation of penile prosthesis for post-RP ED; 16 (0.7%) patients had both procedures. The mean delay between RP and UI surgery decrease from 3.2 years in 2008 to 1 year in 2015 and remain stable for penile prosthesis implantation (mean delay: 3.4 years). The overall rates of secondary procedures for UI and DE remained stable and below 5% and 1.7%, respectively, even during the transition period. For each year of PR studied, the rates of secondary procedure were higher in the RP-Lap group.
Conclusion:
Changing the technique of RP from RP-Lap to PR-Rob has a favorable impact on the rate of secondary procedures for UI and ED from the outset.
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