Erectile function after laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prostate cancer is a common malignancy in men over 50 years old, and radical prostatectomy, particularly via laparoscopic and robotic-assisted techniques, significantly impacts quality of life, especially in terms of erectile dysfunction. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the preservation of erectile function following robotic-assisted and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, with a separate analysis of randomized clinical trials and non-randomized studies.

Methods

This review was carried out using randomized and non-randomized studies involving adult patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy, according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and registered in

SUBMITTER: Pina AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12490684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature