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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Medical Education

Background:

  • Robotic prostatectomy is increasing, but laparoscopic and open surgeries remain common in Central/Eastern Europe due to cost.
  • Many Polish urology residents lack sufficient laparoscopic training.
  • This study retrospectively evaluated the learning curve for extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the learning curve of a single urologist performing extraperitoneal LRP.
  • To identify the number of procedures needed to improve surgical and oncological outcomes.
  • To evaluate the impact of experience on complication rates and functional recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 72 LRP cases performed between 2016-2020 by a single urologist without supervision.
  • Patients were divided into 5 chronological groups (G1-G5).
  • Outcomes assessed included operative time, hospital stay, complications, transfusion rates, histopathology, recurrence, and incontinence.

Main Results:

  • Surgery time decreased significantly from 183 minutes (G1) to 130 minutes (G5).
  • Positive surgical margin rates were highest in G3/G4 (P=0.02).
  • Complications (Grade III-V) occurred only in the initial group (G1).

Conclusions:

  • Surgical outcomes improved after approximately 15 LRP procedures.
  • Oncological outcomes, indicated by recurrence rates, showed improvement after around 45 procedures.
  • Achieving high proficiency in LRP may necessitate performing hundreds of surgeries.