Partial prostatectomy in prostate cancer: a systematic review of current evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the current evidence in the literature about partial prostatectomy as a treatment for localized prostate cancer.

Methods

A systematic search of nine databases was conducted up to December 2024 to identify studies involving patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent partial prostatectomy reporting clinical epidemiological characteristics, diagnostic strategies, histopathological findings, tumor staging, functional and oncological outcomes. The primary outcome was biochemical recurrence rate. Secondary outcomes were overall survival, disease-free survival, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and perioperative complications. The extracted data were systematically synthesized.

Results

The authors analyzed five studies with a total

SUBMITTER: de Moraes CMT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12834066 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature