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• European urology · Oct 2003

  Comparative Study

  Is laparoscopic radical prostatectomy better than traditional retropubic radical prostatectomy? An analysis of peri-operative morbidity in two contemporary series in Italy.

  To compare morbidity in two groups of patients who underwent retropubic or laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in the same period. ⋯ The results of our non-randomized study show that up to now laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not provide significant advantages in terms of peri-operative morbidity compared with the traditional retropubic approach.

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