Posted on July 27, 2016 by Sitemaster
A newly published paper in The Lancet has provided us with data from a randomized, Phase III, clinical trial of open radical retropubic prostatecomy (ORP) vs. robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in the surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment | Tagged: open, ORP, outcome, RALP, robot-assisted, surgery, trial | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 28, 2014 by Sitemaster
Two new and quite separate papers offer rather different perspectives on the value of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) as a first-line treatment for the management of localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: laparoscopic, open, ORP, outcome, prostatectomy, RALP, robot-assisted, surgery | Leave a comment »