Best 2014 papers in robotic prostatectomy

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Issues:

Cancer control

•  Fourteen( ins

Sooriakumaran*et*al.**Eur*Urol*2014,*66:45096*

•  From(2001(to(2003,(483(consecu

Diaz*et*al.*Eur*Urol*in*press*

Diaz*et*al.*Eur*Urol*in*press*

Median follow-up 121 months

Hu*et*al.*J*Eur*Urol*2014,*66:6669672*

•  This(was(a(retrospec

Posi

Complications

•  5,915(pa

Gandaglia*et*al.*J*Clin*Oncol*2014,*32:1419926*

•  RARP( and(ORP( have( comparable( rates( of( complica

Lymph nodes dissection

Ploussard**et*al.*J*Eur*Urol*2014,*65:7916*

Ploussard**et*al.*J*Eur*Urol*2014,*65:7916*

•  Our(study(was(a(mul

Suardi*et*al.*Eur*Urol*in*press*

High risk patients

•  Retrospec

Rich*et*al.*Urology*2014,*83:1309915*

Conclusions: •  In( conclusion,(using(BCR3free( survival( as( a( surrogate(end(point,(we(have(

demonstrated(no(difference( in(oncologic(effec

Learning curve

•  A( prospec

Thompson*et*al.*Eur*Urol*2014,*65:521931*

Sexual(func

Conclusions: •  RARP( had( a( long( learning( curve( with( inferior( outcomes(

ini

New techniques and rare indications

Yuh*et*al.*Urology*2014,*113:769976*

N=51

Conclusions: •  The( oncological( outcomes( of( RARP( for( localized( prostate( cancer( are(

durable.(

•  RARP( seems( to( provide( lower( rates( of( posi