Risk of hernia formation after radical prostatectomy: a comparison between open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy within the prospectively controlled LAPPRO trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In addition to incisional hernia, inguinal hernia is a recognized complication to radical retropubic prostatectomy. To compare the risk of developing inguinal and incisional hernias after open radical prostatectomy compared to robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.

Method

Patients planned for prostatectomy were enrolled in the prospective, controlled LAPPRO trial between September 2008 and November 2011 at 14 hospitals in Sweden. Information regarding patient characteristics, operative techniques and occurrence of postoperative inguinal and incisional hernia were retrieved using six clinical record forms and four validated questionnaires.

Results

3447 patients operated with radical prostatectomy were analyzed. Within 24 months, 262 patients developed an in

SUBMITTER: Nilsson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881255 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature