retropubic prostatectomy: technique and results . J Urol 1998 ; 160 : 2440 – 2445 . 2. Nelson B Kaufman M Broughton G . Comparison of length of stay between radical retropubic prostatectomy and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy . J
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cancer as an alternative to definitive therapies, such as radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiation therapy. 3 – 5 This trend of using ADT as the primary treatment choice is more pronounced among elderly patients. In an analysis based on the CaPSURE
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prostatectomy, a technique of robotic radical prostatectomy for management of localized carcinoma of the prostate: experience of over 1100 cases . Urol Clin North Am 2004 ; 31 : 701 – 717 . 2. Webster T Herrell SD Chang SS . Robotic
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detectable PSA after radical prostatectomy (RP) in contemporary series. 1 The natural history of prostate cancer with biochemical failure after RP can be variable; however, approximately two thirds of these men will develop metastatic disease if left
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The prostate cancer risk nomograms developed by Kattan et al 11 use clinical and pathologic variables to predict probability of biochemical recurrence-free progression (BCRFP) after radical prostatectomy (RP). The Kattan BCRFP nomogram (previously
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Background: Historically, the incidence of prostate cancer in India and in nonresident Indians is lower than that in Western populations. Our study aims to assess complications and short-term outcomes of robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP
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Radical prostatectomy is the most commonly used treatment for localized prostate cancer in the United States, 1 and its popularity has been growing since the introduction of robotic-assisted prostatectomy. 2 Approximately one-third of men
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explained. The NCCN Guidelines recommendation states: “Men with clinically localized disease may consider the use of tumor-based molecular assays. Retrospective case cohort studies have shown that molecular assays performed on biopsy or prostatectomy
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. radical prostatectomy vs. external beam radiation vs. brachytherapy) and type of treatment (need for neurovascular bundle resection and/or pelvic lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy) for clinically localized prostate cancer or adjuvant or
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unfavorable localized disease and sufficient life expectancy to warrant definitive treatment, several randomized trials have established radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy, with or without hormonal therapy, to be a standard of care. 2 – 6 For