Radical retropubic prostatectomy through a minimal incision with portless endoscopy: Our initial experience

Twenty‐one patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent minilaparotomy radical retropubic prostatectomy through a single 5‐cm midline or Pfannenstiel incision. A 30° laparoscope was usually positioned around the edge of the incision to facilitate the procedure. The mean operating tim...

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Published inInternational journal of urology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 7 - 9
Main Authors KIYOKAWA, HIDEO, KATO, HARUAKI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Science Pty 01.01.2006
Subjects
Aged
Equipment Design
Humans
Laparoscopes
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Middle Aged
minimal incision
portless endoscopy
prostatectomy
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Twenty‐one patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent minilaparotomy radical retropubic prostatectomy through a single 5‐cm midline or Pfannenstiel incision. A 30° laparoscope was usually positioned around the edge of the incision to facilitate the procedure. The mean operating time was 255 min. The mean blood loss was 859 mL, and no patient required an allogenic blood transfusion. Postoperative pain was noticeably reduced, especially in the Pfannenstiel incision group. Endoscope‐assisted minilaparotomy did not involve a learning curve, and could be useful for most urologic surgeons as minimally invasive surgery.
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ISSN:0919-8172
1442-2042
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01216.x