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Table 4 Postoperative outcomes

From: 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

 

S-RALP(N = 151)

L-RALP(N = 126)

P value

Biochemical recurrence, no. (%)

17(11.2%)

19(15.1%)

0.348

Time to Biochemical recurrence, (w)

24(4–36)w

36(8–60)w

0.825

Adjuvant therapy, no. (%)

33(21.9%)

27(21.4%)

0.932

Continence at follow-up, no (%)

 0-Pad

119(78.8%)

112(88.9%)

0.025

 0–1 safety Pad

138(91.4%)

119(94.4%)

0.330

Time to continence (d), median (IQR)

 0-Pad

7 (2–52)w

2(1–39)w

 < 0.001

 0–1 safety Pad

6.5(2–45)w

2(1–29)w

 < 0.001

  1. 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, IQR Interquartile range