The technique of radical perineal prostatectomy

Radical perineal prostatectomy has been used for the treatment of prostate cancer for nearly a century. Few contemporary urologists use this technique in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The attempt to reduced hosp italization costs and the use of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy in select pat ients has renewed interest in the radical perineal prostatectomy. This arti cle details the step-by-step technique and provides an overview of the curr ent literature with regard to outcomes and morbidity for radical perineal p rostatectomy.