Study design

population-based cohort study

Study time

2015.1.1-2018.12.31

Country

China

Object

a diagnosis of resectable PC with an indication for RP, age 20 years or older, and histologically confirmed cancer of the prostate at clinical stage T1 to T4 without distant metastasis. In our study, T1 meant that the cancer was found during examition of the prostate

Inclusion criteria

Those with a history of cancer before PC diagnosis, unknown clinical or pathological stage, unknown D’Amico risk classification, unknown Gleason score, unknown postoperative Gleason Grade, missing data on the preoperative PSA concentration, clinical node-positive PC, and nodenocarcinoma histology were excluded.

Sample size

1407

Topic classification

Comparison of surgical techniques，Complications

Keypoint

Undergoing RARP was associated with fewer acute and chronic postoperative complications than undergoing ORP or LRP.

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