A critical analysis of the long-term impact of radical prostatectomy on cancer control and function outcomes

European Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 664-675

  Boorjian, Stephen A ^a   Eastham, James A ^b   Graefen, Markus ^c   Guillonneau, Bertrand ^d   Karnes, R Jeffrey ^a   Moul, Judd W ^e   Schaeffer, Edward M ^f   Stief, Christian ^g   Zorn, Kevin C ^h  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d GROUPE HOSPITALIER DIACONESSES CROIX SAINT SIMON   (France)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biochemical recurrence; Erectile dysfunction; Incontinence; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84857658304     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.11.053     Document Type: Review

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