Salvage Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Experience with 14 Cases.

Abstract

To report the outcomes of salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (S-RaRP). Fourteen patients underwent S-RaRP. The mean initial prostatic-specific antigen level was 14.3 ng/ml and mean Gleason score was 6.93. Initial definitive treatment was external irradiation in 11 cases, cyberknife in two, and high-intensity focused ultrasound in one. Time from definitive treatment to S-RaRP was a mean of 36.5 months. The mean console time was 134.9 min and blood loss was 99.6 ml. Stage pT2N0, T3N0, and T3N1 were found in eight, four, and two cases, respectively. A positive surgical margin was found in 21.4% (3/14) of the patients. The continence rate was 71.4% (10/14). Mild stress urinary incontinence (one or two pads/day) was noted in 28.6% (4/14) of patients. Biochemical recurrence-free status was noted in 11 (78.5%) patients with a mean follow-up of 32.4 months. S-RaRP is feasible with a low complication rate, good continence rate, and an acceptable potency rate. The short-term oncological outcomes are encouraging.