Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy: The First Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Fuels Debate Rather than Closing the Question
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.068
Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy: The First Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Fuels Debate Rather than Closing the Question
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.
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy versus open radical retropubic prostatectomy: early outcomes from a randomised controlled phase 3 study.Lancet. 2016 Sep 10;388(10049):1057-1066. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30592-X. Epub 2016 Jul 26. Lancet. 2016. PMID: 27474375 Clinical Trial.
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