Nongenitourinary complications associated with robot-assisted laparoscopic and radical retropubic prostatectomy: A single institution assessment of 1,100 patients over 11 years

The debate regarding the advantages and disadvantages of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) and open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) has largely been resolved. Currently, most evidence purporting the superiority of RALP has come from observational cohort studies and meta-analyses [1 –5]. To date, no extensive randomized controlled trial comparing the two techniques has been performed [6,7].
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research