Transversal approach via a bladder neck and prostate combined longitudinal incision versus standard approach of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer: a retrospective analysis

Table 1 Preoperative baseline characteristics of all included patients

	S-RALP(N = 151)	L-RALP(N = 126)	P value
Age (year), mean ± SD	67.00 ± 5.54	66.24 ± 6.22	0.282
BMI (kg/m²), mean ± SD	23.77 ± 2.99	23.87 ± 3.13	0.779
PSA (ng/ml), mean ± SD	9.47 ± 3.58	9.63 ± 3.59	0.722
MRI PIRADS score, mean ± SD	4.09 ± 0.52	3.96 ± 0.65	0.061
TNM stage no. (%)
T2a	18(11.9%)	14(11.1%)	0.873
T2b	94(62.3%)	76(60.3%)
T2c	39(25.8%)	36(28.6%)
Gleason score no. (%)
6	51(33.8%)	49(38.9%)	0.378
7	100(66.2%)	77(61.1%)	0.378
Baseline EPIC-CP urinary incontinence score, mean ± SD	1.19 ± 0.96	1.37 ± 0.94	0.053
Baseline EPIC-CP sexual function score, mean ± SD	2.99 ± 1.26	3.19 ± 1.34	0.111
Baseline EPIC-CP total score, mean ± SD	8.13 ± 4.26	8.19 ± 2.07	0.760

BMI Body mass index, PSA Prostate-specific antigen, EPIC-CP Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, PIRADS Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System, L-RARP Transvesical approach for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy via a bladder neck and prostate combined longitudinal incision, S-RARP Standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, SD Standard deviation

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