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Comparing Prostatectomy Surgical Tecnniques

The following table compares two surgical treatments for prostate cancer:

Robotic Prostatectomy also known as Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Open Prostatectomy - Standard surgery

Open Surgery vs. VIP Robotic Surgery	Open Surgery	Best in Class Open Surgery	Robotic Surgery	Measure
Cancer removal¹	86%	98%	97%	No detect-able PSA at 5 years
Continence at 6 months¹	60%	80%	96%	No pads needed
Potency at 12 Months¹	66%	74%	97%	Erections firm enough for intercourse
Safety²	85%	94%	98%	No complications
Pain³ (1-10, lower score=less pain)	7	7	3	Patient response to Pain Score
Blood loss⁴	89%	98%	100%	No transfusion in surgery
SCORE (Perfect=600)	406 (67%) -Theoretical	474 (79%) -Theoretical	552 (92%) -Actual	600

Data Sources: 1 J Urol. 2008 Jun;179(6):2207-10.Urol; 2 J. Urol, 166(5):1729, 2001; 3 BJU Int. 2003 Aug;92(3):205-10, J Endourol. 2003 Nov;17(9):785-90, and VUI data file; 4 J. Urol, 156(3):1077, 1996; 5 J. Urol .174:2291, 2005; BJU Int. Vol. 97:467, 2006 ; Urology Vol. 66:261, 2005

It is important to note that the 'best in class' surgery results are those that could hypothetically be achieved if all the best open surgeons in the world were operating on you. In reality, no single surgeon has published such a high standard of results.

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