[PDF] from natap.orgA Bill-Axelson, L Holmberg, M Ruutu… - New England journal of …, 2011 - nejm.org During a median of 12.8 years, 166 of the 347 men in the radical-prostatectomy group and 201 of the 348 in the watchful-waiting group died (P=0.007). In the case of 55 men assigned to surgery and 81 men assigned to watchful waiting, death was due to prostate cancer. This yielded ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 6 versions
M Froehner, MP Wirth, K Shigeta, Y Naito… - New England Journal …, 2011 - nejm.org ... To the Editor: In the updated Scandinavian randomized trial comparing radicalprostatectomy with watchful waiting, Bill-Axelson and coworkers (May 5 issue)1 find a benefit in favor of radical prostatectomy among men younger than 65 years and no difference among older men. ...
V Mehta, S Mehrotra, RC Flanigan, EM Wojcik… - Virchows Archiv, 2011 - Springer Sir: There have been a few studies investigating the incidence and prognostic relevance of the “vanishing cancer” phenomenon in the radical prostatectomy specimen (RP), in particular, in the last decade [1, 2]. We undertook this study to determine incidence and preva- lence of ... Related articles - All 2 versions
[HTML] from thelancet.comE Johansson, G Steineck, L Holmberg… - The Lancet …, 2011 - Elsevier 182 (88%) of 208 men in the radical prostatectomy group, 167 (87%) of 192 men in the watchful-waiting group, and 214 (76%) of 281 men in the population-based control group answered the questionnaire. Men in SPCG-4 had a median follow-up of 12·2 years (range 7–17) ...
DS Finley, AJ Costello… - Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery, 2011 - Springer In this chapter we discuss cavernous neuroanatomy, mechanisms of nerve injury, and strategies to min- imize damage including the emerging use of local hypothermia. We summarize our surgical technique for cautery-free robotic prostatectomy with an empha- sis on neurovascular ... Related articles - All 2 versions