Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy: The First Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Fuels Debate Rather than Closing the Question.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.068.
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Abstract
Despite the finally acquired level 1 evidence, the urologic debate on open versus robotic prostatectomy still persists. This trial from Brisbane will encourage future studies that will better inform this debate and define what robotic surgery offers.
Medical subject headings
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Robotic Surgical Procedures