Peritoneal closure and the processus vaginalis transection method to prevent inguinal hernia after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Takahiko Soma Shohei FukudaYusuke MatsuyamaRiko IkedaMasaharu InoueYuma WasedaHajime TanakaSoichiro YoshidaMinato YokoyamaYoh MatsuokaTakeo FujiwaraYukio KageyamaYasuhisa Fujii

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2023)

PVT with peritoneal closure may reduce the risk of postoperative IH after RARP. Future randomized controlled trials are required to confirm these findings.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
robot assisted
prostate cancer
randomized controlled trial
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
current status
clinical trial