Clinical characteristics and outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in HIV-positive patients: a nationwide population-based analysis.
Hedong HanChen YeZhongjun TangYingyi QinYiming RuanYang CaoJia HePublished in: International urology and nephrology (2019)
Our findings suggest that patients who underwent RALRP with HIV did not experience higher risk of potentially life-threatening postoperative complications. RALRP could be safely considered as a surgical treatment for HIV(+) patients with prostate cancer.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- prostate cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- robot assisted
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- hiv infected
- chronic kidney disease
- south africa
- hiv testing
- prognostic factors
- hepatitis c virus
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv aids
- skeletal muscle