Comparison study of open and laparoscopic surgery found few differences in outcome
February 22nd, 2010 Posted in prostatectomyA new study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City compared open radical prostatectomy (ORP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), outcames in nearly 6,000 men, age 66 or older, with localized prostate cancer.
Currently, open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is considered the standard treatment but the use of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), with or without robotic assistance, is becoming more widespread.
After researchers adjusted for patient and tumor characteristics, the researchers found no differences in the rates of general medical/surgical complications, genital/urinary/bowel complications, or in use of postoperative radiation and/or androgen deprivation. However, the study authors noted.patients in the LRP group had a 35 percent shorter hospital stay and a lower rate of bladder neck/urethral obstruction.