Retzius-sparing Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: An International Survey on Surgical Details and Worldwide Diffusion

Antonio Galfano; Silvia Secco; Aldo Massimo Bocciardi; Alexandre Mottrie

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2019.02.002

Retzius-sparing Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: An International Survey on Surgical Details and Worldwide Diffusion

Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Sep 15;6(5):1021-1023. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.02.002. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Authors

Antonio Galfano¹, Silvia Secco², Aldo Massimo Bocciardi², Alexandre Mottrie³

Affiliations

¹ Urology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: antoniogalfano@gmail.com.
² Urology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
³ Urology Department, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.

PMID: 30777723
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.02.002

Abstract

Retzius-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RSP) is an innovative approach for localized prostate cancer treatment. Through an international survey promoted by the European Association of Urology, we collected and described the different surgical details of the centers performing this approach.

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Humans
Internationality
Male
Organ Sparing Treatments / methods*
Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
Prostatectomy / methods*
Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
Robotic Surgical Procedures*
Urology*