BJU international
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Differences among patients undergoing perineal or retropubic radical prostatectomy in pain and perioperative variables: a prospective study.
To compare pain in the first 24 h, the perioperative variables and the histopathological results among patients who had perineal (PRP) and retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), in a randomized trial. ⋯ Patients who had RRP with general anaesthesia had a greater intensity of pain and higher morphine intake than the other groups. Men who had PRP had significantly less bleeding and shorter hospital stay than those having RRP.