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Early experience with extraperitoneal endoscopic radical retropubic prostatectomy.
Surgical Endoscopy 1998 October
This article reports our early experience using laparoscopic instruments and techniques when performing radical retropubic prostatectomy through an entirely extraperitoneal endoscopic approach. Two patients with localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate underwent endoscopic radical retropubic prostatectomy through an entirely extraperitoneal approach (EERRP). The procedure was evaluated for its efficacy in removing prostate and seminal vesicles and in effecting complete vesicourethral anastomosis. Operative time, blood loss, hospital stay, and pathology were also evaluated. Complete endoscopic removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles was achieved in both patients. Endoscopic reconstruction of the bladder neck with watertight anastamosis was successful in both. Operative time and estimated blood loss improved from 5 h and 45 min and 600 cc, respectively, in patient 1 to 4 h and 400 cc in patient 2. Hospital stay was 2.5 days for both. The early experience for EERRP is encouraging. Further evaluation to standardize technique and determine its efficacy and role in treating prostate cancer is in order.
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