Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic prostatectomy.

CONTEXT: Radical prostatectomy (RP) approaches have rarely been compared adequately with regard to margin and perioperative complication rates. OBJECTIVE: Review the literature from 2002 to 2010 and compare margin and perioperative complication rates for open retropubic RP (ORP), laparoscopic RP (L...

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Main Authors: Tewari, A, Sooriakumaran, P, Bloch, D, Seshadri-Kreaden, U, Hebert, A, Wiklund, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012