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Study Type – Therapy (case series)Level of Evidence 4
OBJECTIVE• To assess, in a risk/benefit analysis, the additional risk for complications and benefits of extending the indications and anatomical limits of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND).
PATIENTS AND METHODS• In total, 971 consecutive patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy from...
The lack of standardized reporting of the complications of radical prostatectomy in the literature has made it difficult to compare incidences across institutions and across different surgical approaches.To define comprehensively the incidence, severity, and timing of onset of medical and surgical complications of open retropubic prostatectomy (RP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LP) using...
To test the hypothesis that men with prostate cancer (PCA) and preoperative disease features considered favorable for focal treatment would be accurately characterized with transrectal biopsy and prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by performing a retrospective analysis of a selected cohort of such patients treated with radical prostatectomy (RP).A total of 202 patients with PCA who had preoperative...
To analyze our experience with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) to detail postoperative adverse events and identify factors that may contribute to adverse surgical outcomes. Complications from LPN result from a variety of factors, both technical and inherent.Single-center review of 144 consecutive LPN (4 surgeons) performed between November 2002 and January 2008 was conducted. Identified complications...
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