Research Article
Comparison of Perioperative, Functional, and Oncological Outcomes of Transperitoneal and Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Table 4
Postoperative pathologic data.
| | Variable | Group 1: E-LRP (n = 168) | Group 2: T-LRP (n = 98) | value |
| | T stage | | | 0.377 | | 2a | 17 (10.1) | 14 (14.3) | | | 2b | 11 (6.5) | 10 (10.2) | | | 2c | 90 (53.6) | 40 (40.8) | | | 3a | 17 (10.1) | 13 (13.3) | | | 3b | 32 (19) | 21 (21.4) | | | 4 | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | | | N stage | | | 0.846 | | 0 | 160 (95.2) | 92 (93.9) | | | 1 | 8 (4.8) | 6 (6.1) | | | Positive surgical margin | 65 (38.7) | 21 (21.4) | 0.006 | | LVI | 25 (14.9) | 21 (21.4) | 0.232 | | Biochemical recurrence | 61 (36.3) | 27 (27.6) | 0.184 |
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LVI; lymphovascular invasion.
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