Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy accelerates postoperative stress recovery: Final results of a contemporary prospective study assessing pathophysiology of cortisol peri-operative kinetics in prostate cancer surgery

Objective: To investigate the effects of prostate cancer (PCa) surgery on the stress system and to identify potential independent factors associating with stress recovery. Methods: The design of the study was prospective and PCa surgery included robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) or retropu...

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Main Authors: Antonio B. Porcaro, Nicolò de Luyk, Paolo Corsi, Marco Sebben, Alessandro Tafuri, Davide Inverardi, Davide De Marchi, Irene Tamanini, Matteo Brunelli, Maria Angela Cerruto, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi, Walter Artibani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388216300042