Early Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure Following Radical Perineal Versus Retropubic Prostatectomy: The Importance of Seminal Vesicle Excision

Theodorescu, Dan; Lippert, Marguerite C.; Broder, Stanford R.; Boyd, James C.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63111-2

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“…Abdominal CT-scan and bone scintigraphy were performed if total PSA >10 ng/ml. We used as exclusion criteria for perineal prostatectomy a prostate weight >80 g, a prominent median lobe and the inability to place the patient in an exaggerated lithotomy position because of hip arthrosis, ankylosis, and/or severe coxarthrosis [17][18][19][20]. Condition for not including patients in the study was severe erectile dysfunction (IIEF-15 score <18) preoperatively.…”

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confidence: 99%