Study design

retrospective

Study time

2008.1-2012.12

Country

South Korea

Object

body mass index, preoperative PSA, prostate volume, biopsy and pathologic Gleason score, operation time, estimated blood loss (EBL), surgical margin status, and NVB preservation were obtained from the medical records at the time of surgery.

Robots remarks

RARP

Sample size

480

Topic classification

Comparison of surgical techniques，Learning curve

Keypoint

When Retropubic radical prostatectomy and RARP were begun contemporaneously by a novice, they showed similar learning curve patterns. The direct tactile feedback in RRP and the magnified field of view and detailed techniques in RARP help improve surgical skills complementarily to attain proficiency in both surgical types.

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