Minimally Invasive Prostatectomy Better on Some Measures, Worse on Others

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Oct 13, R Finn

Men who underwent minimally invasive radical prostatectomy experienced shorter hospital stays and lost less blood during surgery than did men who underwent retropubic radical prostatectomy.Conversely, men undergoing the minimally invasive procedure experienced more incontinence and erectile dysfunction, according to a study in the Oct. 14, issue of the JAMA.No significant differences in mortality or in the requirement for additional cancer therapy between the open and minimally invasive procedures...

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