Comparison of Perioperative, Functional, and Oncological Outcomes of Transperitoneal and Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Table 3

Postoperative complications.

	Group 1: E-LRP (n = 168)	Group 2: T-LRP (n = 98)	value
Early complication (before 30^th POD)	19 (11.3)	14 (14.3)	0.09
Minor-n (%); Perineal pain; Abdominal wall hematoma; Urinary leakage	18 (10.7)	10 (10.2)	0.13
Major-n (%); Urinary sepsis	1 (0.6)	4 (4.1)	0.018
Late complication (after 30 d)	15 (8.9)	2 (2)	0.04
Minor-n%; Bladder neck stricture; Urethral meatus stricture; UTI	12 (7.1)	2 (2)	0.006
Major-n (%); Reoperation; Death	3 (1.8)	0	0.299
Postoperative complications	30 (17.9)	25 (25.5)
Grade I	3 (1.8)	7 (2.6)	0.429
Grade II	9 (5.4)	9 (3.4)	0.029
Grade IIIa	2 (1.2)	2 (0.8)	0.533
Grade IIIb	16 (9.5)	7 (7.1)	0.021
Grade IVa	0	0
Adjunctive procedure			0.768
No	161 (95.8)	97 (99)
Hernioplasty	5 (3)	1 (1)
Appendectomy	1 (0.6)	0 (0)
Closure colostomy	1 (0.6)	0 (0)