Methods and maneuvers for improving functional outcomes during robotic radical prostatectomy

Gerald Y. Tan, Philip J. Dorsey, Ashutosh K. Tewari

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Abstract

Prostate cancer remains a pressing public health concern worldwide. In 2009, more than 192,000 men were diagnosed with the disease, and more than 27,000 men died from it in the United States alone [1]. The advent of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, coupled with a rising incidence of needle biopsies in asymptomatic men, has contributed to prostate cancer becoming the most common cancer in men in the United States [1, 2] and other parts of the world [3]. With increasing evidence of improved long-term survival and progression-free outcomes [4-10], radical prostatectomy has become increasingly popular as the treatment of first choice for organ-confined disease.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComplications of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages211-231
Number of pages21
ISBN (Print)9781607616757
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anatomy
  • Cancer
  • Continence
  • Margins
  • Potency
  • Prostate
  • Prostatectomy
  • Robotic

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