Treatment decision regret after precision prostatectomy: An analysis of patient-reported outcomes predicting decision regret.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess postoperative decision regret (DR) after precision prostatectomy (PP), a novel subtotal surgical technique for prostate cancer (PCa) that involves the preservation of the unilateral capsule and seminal vesicle, and to identify factors predictive of DR after PP.

Materials and methods

After a shared decision-making process, 128 patients underwent PP for the treatment of localised PCa. Given the subtotal nature of the surgery, patients were informed about the possibility of a detectable prostate-specific antigen and secondary treatment. Between 6 and 12 months of follow-up, DR was analysed using the previously validated decision regret score (DRS). A univariable linear regression analysis was performed to analyse factors predictive of DR af

SUBMITTER: Kolanukuduru KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11771488 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature