Evaluation of Perioperative Clinical Parameters and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Radical Perineal or Retropubic Prostatectomy: A Prospective Randomized Study

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 23 - 33, 27.02.2024

Utku Can Alper Coskun

Abstract

Objective: The objective of study is to investigate the effects of radical retropubic and perineal prostatectomy methods in addition to the effect of pelvic lymph node dissection on perioperative morbidities, oncological outcomes and 1-year quality of life in patients with clinically local stage prostate cancer.
Material and methods: Patients admitted to our clinic between January 2013 and March 2015 and diagnosed with clinically localized stage prostate cancer were included. A total of 103 patients were randomized into 3 groups in which 38 patients received radical perineal prostatectomy(RPP), 31 had radical retropubic prostatectomy(RRP), and 34 RRP with pelvic lymph node dissection(PLND).Age, comorbidities, preoperative Gleason scores and serum prostate-specific antigen(PSA) data as well as the surgical parameters, clinical and pathological stages, and 1-year follow-up data were recorded for each patient.“Extended prostate cancer index composite (EPIC)” and “SF-12v2™ Health Survey(Version 2.0)” questionnaires were used for overall and disease-specific quality of life at month 0, 1, 6 and 12 visits.
Results: No difference was found between the groups with regard to preoperative data such as age, serum PSA levels, clinical stage, biopsy Gleason score and Charlson comorbidity index while intraoperative data for the amount of bleeding and the average amount of transfusion were significantly lower in RPP group(RPP:645cc, RRP:960cc, RRP+PLND:890cc).1-year recurrence-free survivals for RPP, RRP, and RRP+PLND groups were 9.9 months, 11.2 months and 10.2 months, respectively, with no significant difference.Overall and prostate cancer-specific quality of life was similar for all 3 groups.No additional benefit with nerve-sparing surgery was shown in any of the groups in terms of incontinence and erectile functions.
Conclusion: Perineal dissection is beneficial in terms of the amount of bleeding and blood transfusion while prolonged postoperative drainage and wound infection rates are higher compared to retropubic approach.All 3 groups were similar in urinary, sexual, gastrointestinal and hormonal functions as well as the quality of life.

Keywords

prostatectomy, prostate cancer, perineal, retropubic, quality of life

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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