The new era of minimally invasive interventions for prostate cancer: robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and focal therapy Review

Open Access International Collaboration

cited authors

  • Schatloff, Oscar, Louis, Alyssa S., Lindner, Uri

abstract

  • Prostate cancer remains a common but highly treatable disease. Innovations in prostate cancer treatment have allowed a transition toward minimally invasive approaches in an attempt to avoid treatment-related morbidities. In the middle of the treatment spectrum between radical open surgeries and active surveillance lies robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) and focal therapy (FT). This review sets out the most current information on RALP and FT (including laser ablation, cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, photodynamic therapy, and irreversible electroporation).

Publication Date

  • January 1, 2011

webpage

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category

  • SURGERY  Web of Science Category

start page

  • 45

end page

  • 51

volume

  • 4

WoS Citations

  • 0

WoS References

  • 63