OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical and surgical features of patients who underwent robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) at our institution, and the impact of the surgeon's experience in the oncological results related to pathological stage. MATERIAL AND METHODS An analysis of 300 RARP consecutively performed by the same urologist was conducted. Patients were d...

BACKGROUND Radical prostatectomy is the most common and effective treatment for localized prostate cancer. Unfortunately, radical prostatectomy is associated with urinary incontinence and has a significant negative impact on quality of life. Pelvic floor exercises are the most common non-invasive management strategy for urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy; however, studies prov...

Early studies indicate that robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has promising short-term outcomes; however, RARP is beyond its infancy, and the long-term report cards are now beginning. The important paradigm shift introduced by RARP is the reevaluation of the entire open radical prostatectomy experience in surgical technique by minimizing blood loss and complications, maximizing canc...

The increasing popularity of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has put the field of robotics in the spotlight. However, the relationship between medical robotics and the field of urology is older than most urologists know and it will most likely have a bright future beyond any contemporary application. The objective of this review is to provide an insight into the fundamentals of medical rob...

A 72 year old male developed severe obstructive voiding symptoms status post radical prostatectomy. Imaging showed a large pelvic mass causing mass effect on the bladder that ultimately proved to be a sperm granuloma. To the best of our knowledge the development of sperm granuloma post-prostatectomy has not been previously reported.

Abstract Aim In this retrospective study, we evaluate patient outcomes for patients with localised Gleason 8-10 prostate cancer opting radical prostatectomy. Method A list of men on pre-operative biopsy who underwent prostatectomy (RP) within our tertiary referral unit between 1st January 2002 and 2nd June 2020 were obtained through departmental operative histology records. Electronic record sy...

Laparoscopic mesh hernia repair is an effective form of management of inguinal hernias. Polypropylene mesh is generally placed at the internal rings extending across the midline resulting in an intense fibrotic reaction that can make subsequent radical retropubic prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy difficult. We report the first case of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy following laparoscopic bi...

We report a case of a patient who presented with an extremely high serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level and underwent radical prostatectomy for presumed prostate cancer. Surprisingly, the whole mount prostatectomy specimen showed only small volume, organ-confined prostate adenocarcinoma and a large, benign intraprostatic cyst, which was thought to be responsible for the PSA elevation.