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Radical prostatectomy is one of the gold standard treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Since introduced in 2001 robotic assistance has significantly changed the surgical management of clinically localized prostate cancer. Within a decade, robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) is being utilized worldwide. In the USA, more than 80 % of radical prostatectomies are performed with robot assistance [1]. Several technical modifications evolved with the principle of achieving trifecta. Our group introduced the concept of pentafecta with key components of local tumor control with negative surgical margins, less perioperative morbidity while preserving continence and sexual function [2].
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Ganapathi, H.P., Ogaya-Pinies, G., Rogers, T., Patel, V.R. (2017). Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. In: Patel, V., Ramalingam, M. (eds) Operative Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Reconstructive Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33231-4_54
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