Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Division of Urology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Publications

• Case Report   
  Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a ≥ 350 grams Prostate: A Case Report from an High-Volume Robotic Center
  Author(s): Kobe Van Hove*, Louise Callens, Floor Vanelderen, Iraj Ahmadzai, Louis-Philippe Boret, Luca Sarchi, Marco Paciotti, Angelo Mottaran, Adele Piro, Luigi Nocera, Pieter De Backer, Fernando Gonzales-Meza, Ruben De Groote, Alexandre Mottrie and Carlo Andrea Bravi
  
  Background: Radical prostatectomy is among gold standard treatments for prostate cancer (PCa). As compared to other surgical approaches, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) offers several advantages such as better intra-operative manipulation and lower peri-operative morbidity and as such, it is currently the preferred surgical option whenever available. In candidates to RARP, a large prostate is often a challenge as it may affect operative and functional outcomes, but can be safely performed according to current literature. However, studies of RARP involving a large prostate were often limited to a weight ranging from 50 to 150 grams, with only few cases of RARP performed on bigger prostate glands. For this reason, we want to describe a case of a patient with a prostate larger than 350 grams treated with RARP at our institution. Case report:.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2684-4915.2022.6.210

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