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., ...More

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, vol.46, no.1, pp.42-49, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.03.021
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.42-49
  • Keywords: seminal vesicle, staging, radical prostatectomy, prostate specific antigen, RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY, CANCER, INVASION, ADENOCARCINOMA, RESECTION, BIOPSIES, DISEASE, PLEXUS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.