Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed solid organ tumor among men in the United States Radical prostatectomy is widely considered as the gold standard definitive treatment option for localized prostatic cancer, with excellent long-term (15-yr) cure rates. Therapeutic goals of radical prostatectomy are cancer cure, early return of continence, and preservation of sexual function. The anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy described by Walsh (1) has gained acceptance as the standard open surgical technique © 2006 Humana Press Inc.