Sharma N L, Shah N C, Neal D E
Department of Urology, Cambridge Research Institute, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Br J Cancer. 2009 Nov 3;101(9):1491-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605341. Epub 2009 Sep 29.
Prostate cancer remains a significant health problem worldwide and is the second highest cause of cancer-related death in men. While there is uncertainty over which men will benefit from radical treatment, considerable efforts are being made to reduce treatment related side-effects and in optimising outcomes. This article reviews the development and introduction of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), the results to date, and the possible future directions of RALP.
前列腺癌在全球范围内仍然是一个重大的健康问题,是男性癌症相关死亡的第二大原因。虽然对于哪些男性将从根治性治疗中获益尚不确定,但人们正在做出相当大的努力来减少治疗相关的副作用并优化治疗效果。本文回顾了机器人辅助腹腔镜根治性前列腺切除术(RALP)的发展与引入、迄今为止的结果以及RALP未来可能的发展方向。