The incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) is on a gradual rise. For localized PCa, radical prostatectomy is a main treatment option among many others, and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is even considered as a gold treatment standard. However, with the development of robots and improvement of clinicians' surgical experience and understanding of prostatic anatomy, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has been gaining a wide application. This review focuses on the development, advantages and disadvantages of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with a view to providing some reference for clinicians.
Keywords: prostate cancer; robot; laparoscopy; radical prostatectomy.