ArticleCentral European journal of urology2020
Obesity leads to a higher rate of positive surgical margins in the context of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Results of a prospective multicenter study.
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- Oncologic and perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in morbidly obese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Anthropometric assessment of obesity in robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: A systematic review.BJUI compass · 2026Review
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- Impact of Obesity on Perioperative and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Impact of Diabetes and Antidiabetics on Uro-Oncological Disease Outcomes: A Single-Center Experience.Urologia internationalis · 2025Article
- BMI Impact on Readmissions for Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Monocentric, Single-Surgeon Serial Analysis of 500 Cases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- High BMI and Surgical Time Are Significant Predictors of Lymphocele after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Cancers · 2023Article
- Effect of Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy on the Postoperative Course for Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Prospective comparative trial on nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy using a robot-assisted versus laparoscopic technique: expectation versus satisfaction and impact on surgical margins.Central European journal of urology · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionCurrent results concerning the effect of body mass index (BMI) on positive surgical margins (PSMs) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in patients with localized prostate cancer are inconsistent. Therefore, the aim of this study was to further analyse the association between BMI and PSMs after RARP. MATERIAL AND
methodsBetween March 2017 and December 2017 a multicentre, prospective, randomised, single-blind series with a blinded outcome assessment of 232 RARP patients was performed. Multivariate logistical regression models were used to analyse the independent effect of obesity, with body-mass-index (BMI) dichotomised at 30 kg/m
resultsMedian BMI was 27.2 kg/m
conclusionsIn addition to a longer operation time and about twice as many complications, patients with a BMI of ≥33.7 kg/m² had a higher PSM rate after RARP. Differences in localization of PSMs in relation to obesity should be evaluated in future research.
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