2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/832496
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Outcomes after Radical Prostatectomy in Ghanaians: A Surgeon's Early Experience

Abstract: Background. There is a lack of expertise in the procedure of open radical retropubic prostatectomy in West Africa therefore necessitating the training of urologists in the subregion in this procedure. Aim. This report looks at the early outcomes of a single surgeon in this procedure after an SIU fellowship. Methodology. A prospective study of the initial twenty consecutive patients with clinically localized prostate cancer that underwent open radical retropubic prostatectomy at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, … Show more

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“…The mean age among our patients is comparable to other reports from populations of African descent 912. However, many of our patients are men who were asymptomatic but discovered from routine screening, unlike these previous studies 912.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
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“…The mean age among our patients is comparable to other reports from populations of African descent 912. However, many of our patients are men who were asymptomatic but discovered from routine screening, unlike these previous studies 912.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…Radical prostatectomy is the gold standard for early prostate cancer6 and has been shown to reduce progression to metastasis and death from the disease in randomized controlled trials 7. However, open radical prostatectomy is technically one of the most difficult operations in the field of urology and most urologists in Nigeria and West Africa do not have the expertise and experience for this operation 89. The training of the authors included a significant experience in radical retropubic prostatectomy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Radical prostatectomy remains the gold standard for treatment of organ confined prostate cancer [28,29]. Only 3 radical prostatectomies (1.8% of patients) were done in our study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…A recent report indicates an increase in the number of radical prostatectomies performed in this center [44]. Other reports of radical prostatectomy were published in South Africa [45] and in Ghana where Kyei et al [46] indicate that patients with localized disease can safely undergo radical prostatectomy with limited complications.…”
Section: Prostate Cancer Treatmentmentioning
confidence: 93%