ReviewAsian journal of andrology2017
Radical prostatectomy in patients aged 75 years or older: review of the literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Nationwide Descriptive Analysis of Real-World Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy in Japan Using the National Clinical Database.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026Article
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- Self-reported health, function, and use of health care services in older prostate cancer survivors compared to matched controls: a cross-sectional study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Increasing Age at Radical Prostatectomy: A Total Population Analysis in Germany from 2006 to 2022.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Does age affect functional and perioperative outcomes after robotic-assisted prostatectomy in localized prostate cancer?Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Simple prostatectomy followed by radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a novel treatment pathway for men with marked prostatomegaly and prostate cancer: a series of cases.The Canadian journal of urology · 2025Article
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- DRG payment for male reproductive system malignant tumor surgery: analysis and recommendations on resource consumption in a tertiary hospital in China.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Practice Patterns and Preferences of Uro-Oncologists in Northeast Italy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of aging on complications following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Radical prostatectomy is associated with favorable outcomes in patients over 80 years old.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2025Article
- The effect of transvesical laparoscopic radical prostatectomy on sexual function and urinary continence.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Prognostic Impact of Each Item of the SARC-F Questionnaire in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery for Urologic Cancer.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2024Article
- Contemporary patterns of local ablative therapies for prostate cancer at United States cancer centers: results from a national registry.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Older Patient.Current oncology reports · 2021Review
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- Is age an independent risk factor for perioperative mortality and morbidity after radical prostatectomy? Analysis of the American college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program database.Arab journal of urology · 2020Article
- The Effect of Adverse Patient Characteristics on Perioperative Outcomes in Open and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Article
- [Presurgical assessments].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2019Review
- Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is pushing the boundaries: a national survey of frailty using the national surgical quality improvement program.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
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Abstract
Given the demographic trends toward a considerably longer life expectancy, the percentage of elderly patients with prostate cancer will increase further in the upcoming decades. Therefore, the question arises, should patients ≥75 years old be offered radical prostatectomy and under which circumstances? For treatment decision-making, life expectancy is more important than biological age. As a result, a patient's health and mental status has to be determined and radical treatment should only be offered to those who are fit. As perioperative morbidity and mortality in these patients is increased relative to younger patients, patient selection according to comorbidities is a key issue that needs to be addressed. It is known from the literature that elderly men show notably worse tumor characteristics, leading to worse oncologic outcomes after treatment. Moreover, elderly patients also demonstrate worse postoperative recovery of continence and erectile function. As the absolute rates of both oncological and functional outcomes are still very reasonable in patients ≥75 years, a radical prostatectomy can be offered to highly selected and healthy elderly patients. Nevertheless, patients clearly need to be informed about the worse outcomes and higher perioperative risks compared to younger patients.
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