Radical prostatectomy (RP), an operation to remove the prostate gland, is a well-established procedure done to remove prostate cancer.
SGH study shows that robot-assisted prostate removal surgery gives better results
Radical prostatectomy (RP), an operation to remove the prostate gland, is a well-established procedure done to remove prostate cancer. In 2003, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) was introduced in Asia and the following year, SGH reported better outcomes witn RARP compared to open surgery.
Other medical centres in Asia have reported similarly positive results, but few publications exist on the intermediate and long-term outcomes.
At the 14th Urological Association of Asia Congress on 21 July, Associate Professor Henry Ho, Senior Consultant, Department of Urology, SGH, shared findings of an SGH study that looked at 725 patients who had RARP in SGH from 2003 to 2013. The study showed that patients who underwent RARP experienced better outcomes such as less blood loss, fewer complications and shorter length of stay at the hospital.
The study is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia. It was published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery, Volume 9, Number 3.
