To compare the postoperative continence and clinical outcomes of Retzius-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RS-RALP) with non-RS RALP for patients with prostate cancer.
We searched PUBMED, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register from 1999 to 2019 for studies comparing RS-RALP to non-RS RALP for the treatment of prostate cancer. We used RevMan 5.2 to pool the data.
A total of seven studies involving 1620 patients were included in our meta-analysis. No significant difference was found in positive surgical margins (PSM), bilateral nerve-sparing, postoperative hernia, complications, blood loss, or operative time. Postoperative continence was better with RS-RALP compared with non-RS RALP (OR = 1.02, OR: 2.86, 95% CI 1.94-4.20, p < 0.05).
RS-RALP had a better recovery of postoperative continence than non-RS RALP. The perioperative outcomes were comparable for the two methods.
BMC urology. 2020 Aug 03*** epublish ***
Yu-Li Jiang, Gao-Feng Zheng, Ze-Peng Jiang, Xie-Lai Zhou, Jin Zhou, Chun-Hua Ye, Kang-Er Wang
Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hang Zhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China., Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hang Zhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China. .