Health-related quality of life after open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Alexander KretschmerRobert BischoffMichael ChaloupkaFriedrich JokischThilo WesthofenPhilipp WeinholdFrank StrittmatterArmin BeckerAlexander BuchnerChristian G Stief

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

The current study addresses various HRQOL outcomes over a postoperative period of up to 2 years in a homogenous propensity score-matched contemporary cohort. Marginally better general HRQOL outcomes could be detected for ORP compared to RARP 3 months postoperatively.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
robot assisted
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patients undergoing
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle