Ten-year functional and oncological outcomes of a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic versus robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Enrico CheccucciSabrina De CillisEugenio AlladioFederico PiramideGabriele VolpiStefano GranatoDavide ZamengoGabriele BignanteDaniele AmparoreAlberto PianaMatteo ManfrediEdoardo VallarielloIlaria SturaMichele Di DioRiccardo AutorinoFrancesco PorpigliaCristian Fiori

Published in: The Prostate (2024)

Comparable continence and potency rates were observed between RARP and LRP after a 10-year follow-up. However, the RARP group exhibited superior totally dry rate and erection quality. No difference in terms of oncological outcomes was found.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
minimally invasive
type diabetes
open label
clinical trial
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
rectal cancer