Exploring positive surgical margins after minimally invasive radical prostatectomy: Does body habitus really make a difference ?
CONCLUSIONS: In this study obese men do not appear to have a significant increase in risk of PSMs at RP compared to lean and overweight men when operated by a minimally invasive approach. The magnified vision and increased access to the pelvis allowed by a laparoscopic and robotic-assisted approach may be accountable for our findings. Larger studies are needed to validate our results.
LEVEL OF PROOF: 4.
PMID: 29789234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Progres en Urologie - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prog Urol Source Type: research
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