Quality of life after robotic-assisted and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (LAP-01).
Sigrun HolzeEmilie LemaireMeinhard MendePetra NeuhausVinodh-Kumar-Adithyaa ArthanareeswaranMichael C TrussHoang Minh DoAnja DietelDogu TeberKarin D StützelMarkus HohenfellnerRobert RabenaltPeter AlbersJens-Uwe StolzenburgPublished in: The Prostate (2022)
Compared with LRP, the robotic approach led to an earlier return to baseline in several domains of general health-related QoL and better short-term recovery of urinary symptoms. Predictive variables such as the scale-specific baseline status and bilateral nerve-sparing were confirmed.