Few differences in outcomes between open and laparoscopic prostate surgery

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:28 in Health & Medicine

Of the 200,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States, about one-third will undergo surgical treatment. Although open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is regarded as the standard treatment, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) with or without robotic assistance is becoming more common...

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