RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LOCALIZED PROSTATE-CANCER - EXPERIENCE WITH 100 CONSECUTIVE CASES

Citation
Y. Mor et al., RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LOCALIZED PROSTATE-CANCER - EXPERIENCE WITH 100 CONSECUTIVE CASES, Israel journal of medical sciences, 31(2-3), 1995, pp. 129-132
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
ISSN journal
00212180
Volume
31
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
129 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2180(1995)31:2-3<129:RRPITT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In recent years radical retropubic prostatectomy is used with increasi ng frequency to treat localized cancer of the prostate. We report our experience with 100 consecutive cases of prostate cancer char underwen t this operation; there were no cases of mortality and a 7% rate of po stoperative complications. More then 90% of the patients are socially continent postoperatively and 20% have retained sexual potency. Ninety -four percent of the patients are free of disease (mean follow-up peri od 18 months). In our opinion, such results support the use of radical retropubic prostatectomy for the treatment of localized prostate canc er in well-selected patients.