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. 2023;76(4):300-304.
doi: 10.5173/ceju.2023.77. Epub 2023 Oct 12.

A comparative evaluation of radical prostatectomy using laparoscopic and open method in view of surgical margins

Marta Wrona-Lis  1 , Marek Wrona  1 , Adam Madej  1 , Bartłomiej Jakóbczyk  1 , Waldemar Różanski  1 , Marek Lipiński  1
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A comparative evaluation of radical prostatectomy using laparoscopic and open method in view of surgical margins

Marta Wrona-Lis et al. Cent European J Urol. 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: A positive surgical margin (PSM) in the radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen is associated with biochemical recurrence (BCR) and the need for adjuvant radiation therapy, and is an analysis of surgical procedure quality. We present data describing the identification, anatomy, and management of PSM after RP performed via an open operation and laparoscopically. The aim of the study was to compare assessment of RP (open vs. laparoscopic) in terms of analysis of PSM in postoperative histopathological tissue.

Material and methods: Patients with pT1 to pT3b prostate cancer with detailed surgical margin parameters and BCR status were analysed. The patients were divided into groups depending on the stage of neoplastic disease and the choice of operative procedure.

Results: In total, we obtained data from 140 PC patients. Positive surgical margins were confirmed in 11 cases treated with open surgery and in 7 cases treated with laparoscopic procedure. There was no statistically significant (p >0.05) relationship between the frequency of positive margins and the type of procedure. There was no statistically significant (p >0.05) relationship between the frequency of positive margins and the type of procedure in subgroups according to the Gleason score. There was a statistically significant (p <0.05) relationship between the clinical stage of the tumor and the type of margin. This particularly refers to tumours with stage T3b (more numerous in the group of open surgeries) and T2c (more numerous in the laparoscopic group).

Conclusions: There was no statistically significant correlation between the type of surgery and the incidence of a positive surgical margin.

Keywords: positive surgical margins; prostate cancer; radical prostatectomy.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Margins and the method of surgery.
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Margins in particular methods and groups.
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Margins in particular types of the tumour.
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