Abstract
OBJECTIVE We evaluated the feasibility and the potential advantages of a modification of the single-port laparoscopic radical prostatectomy using a periumbilical multichannel port plus a second port placed in the left fossa with the aim of having an adequate working angle during the most critical steps of the procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between March and September 2009 we operated on five patients with early-stage prostate cancer (T1c) and a normal body mass index (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 460-464 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | BJU International |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- LESS
- radical prostatectomy
- single port
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology