Clinical Study
A Comparison of Radical Perineal, Radical Retropubic, and Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomies in a Single Surgeon Series
Table 1
Patient Characteristics.
| | Variable | | RPP () | RRP () | RALP () | P-value |
| | Age | Avg. (SD) | 61.1(7.6) | 61.7(6.8) | 60.1(7.3) | 0.12 | | Pre-op PSA (ng/mL) | Avg. (SD) | 5.64(2.69) | 8.89(9.44) | 6.67(7.28) | 0.001 | | Gleason score | | | | | | | 6 | No. (%) | 26(28.3) | 38(21.1) | 91(47.6) | <0.001 | | 7 | 45(48.9) | 82(45.6) | 89(46.6) | 0.87 | | 8–10 | 21(22.8) | 60(33.3) | 11(5.5) | 0.001 | | Tumor volume (%) | Avg. (SD) | 17.7(14.4) | 18.0(15.8) | 14.8(11.8) | 0.056 | | 10 | No. (%) | 40(43.5) | 80(44.4) | 103(53.9) | 0.11 | | 10.1 to 20 | 24(26.1) | 44(24.4) | 62(32.5) | 0.21 | | 20.1 to 30 | 14(15.2) | 29(16.1) | 27(14.1) | 0.87 | | 30 | 14(15.2) | 27(15) | 15(7.9) | 0.064 | | Risk classification | | | | | | | Low | No. (%) | 24(26.1) | 37(20.6) | 85(44.5) | 0.001 | | Intermediate | 47(44.6) | 83(46.1) | 93(48.7) | 0.73 | | High | 21(22.8) | 59(32.8) | 13(6.8) | 0.001 | | Pathological stage | | | | | | | T2 | No. (%) | 71(77.2) | 131(72.8) | 172(90) | 0.001 | | pT2a | 18(19.6) | 19(10.6) | 27(0.14) | 0.12 | | pT2b | 2(2.2) | 3(1.7) | 5(2.6) | 0.82 | | pT2c | 51(55.4) | 109(60.6) | 140(73.3) | 0.004 | | pT3a | | 21(22.8) | 49(27.2) | 19(9.9) | <0.001 | | EBL | Avg. | 475 | 999.1 | 189.2 | <0.001 | | Length of stay (days) | Avg. | 1.29 | 2.28 | 1.23 | <0.001 |
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