Functional outcomes after primary vs delayed robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following active surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unknown if a period of active surveillance before prostatectomy for prostate cancer (PCa) worsens functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare functional outcomes after primary vs delayed robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Methods

We included men registered in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden with low and favorable intermediate-risk PCa who underwent robot-assisted prostatectomy in 2018-2020 and had filled a questionnaire on patient-reported outcome measures. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to compare the functional outcomes of primary and delayed prostatectomy.

Results

2571 men underwent primary, and 921 men underwent delayed prostatectomy. Delayed prostatectomy was not associated with reduced overal

SUBMITTER: Corsini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature