Is seminal vesicle ablation mandatory for all patients undergoing radical prostatectomy? A multivariate analysis on 1283 patients

Zlotta, AR; Roumeguere, T; Ravery, V; Hoffmann, P; Montorsi, F; Turkeri, LEVENT; Dobrovrits, M; Scattoni, V; Ekane, S; Bollens, R; Vanden Bossche, M; Djavan, B; Boccon-Gibod, L; Schulman, CC

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2004.03.021

Is seminal vesicle ablation mandatory for all patients undergoing radical prostatectomy? A multivariate analysis on 1283 patients

Zlotta A., Roumeguere T., Ravery V., Hoffmann P., Montorsi F., Turkeri L., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, cilt.46, sa.1, ss.42-49, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2004
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.03.021
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-49
Anahtar Kelimeler: seminal vesicle, staging, radical prostatectomy, prostate specific antigen, RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY, CANCER, INVASION, ADENOCARCINOMA, RESECTION, BIOPSIES, DISEASE, PLEXUS
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: With a shift in prostate cancer stage and a majority of patients operated nowadays with PSA levels <10 ng/ml, rates of seminal vesicle (SV) invasion found on radical prostatectomy specimens have decreased as compared to historical data. Since SV-sparing surgery may possibly have an influence on post-operative erectile dysfunction and urinary recovery, we tried to determine which patients could be safely spared SV excision during radical prostatectomy.