The practice of radical prostatectomy for treating prostate cancer has evolved remarkably
since its general introduction around 1900. Initially described using a perineal approach, the …

Context The clinical significance of positive surgical margins (PSMs) in radical
prostatectomy (RP) specimens and the management of affected patients remain unclear …

CONTEXT: Despite the wide diffusion of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robot-
assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), only few studies comparing the results …

Purpose: To critically review perioperative outcomes, positive surgical margin (PSM) rates,
and functional outcomes of several large series of retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) …

Context In the United States, 192 000 men were diagnosed as having prostate cancer in
2009, the majority with low-risk, clinically localized disease. Treatment of these cancers is …

Cheng L, Montironi R, Bostwick DG, Lopez‐Beltran A & Berney DM (2012) Histopathology
60, 87–117 Staging of prostate cancer Prostatic carcinoma (PCa) is a significant cause of …

Open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is the reference standard for the surgical management of
localized prostate cancer. With wider availability of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy …

BACKGROUND: The lack of standardized reporting of the complications of radical
prostatectomy in the literature has made it difficult to compare incidences across institutions …

BACKGROUND: Data regarding the oncologic efficacy of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy
(LNU) compared to open nephroureterectomy (ONU) are scarce. OBJECTIVE: We compared …

Objectives To determine the efficacy of intraoperative treatment with low dose tranexamic
acid in reducing the rate of perioperative transfusions in patients undergoing radical …