Study design

retrospective

Study time

2011.5-2018.12

Country

Japan

Object

patients underwent RARP at our institution.

Inclusion criteria

The patients who underwent nerve-sparing RARP and RARP via a retroperitoneal approach, and those who received adjuvant hormol therapy were excluded.

Sample size

473

Topic classification

Intraoperative operation

Keypoint

The LigaSure system was associated with fewer positive surgical margins and shorter operation time, indicating that it could be a useful altertive to Hem-o-lok clips for controlling the prostatic pedicle in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, despite its high costs.

Year