REFERENCES

[1]  Parkin DM. Cancer burden in the year 2000: the global picture. Eur J Can 2001; 37 (suppl. 8): 4-66.

[2] Han M, Partin AW, Pound CR et al. Long-term biochemical disease-free and cancer-specific survival following anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy. The 15-years John Hopkins experience. Urol Clin North Am 2001; 28: 555 .

[3]  Abbou CL, Soloman L, Haznek A, et al. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: preliminary results. Urology 2000; 55: 630-634.

[4]  Rassweiler J, Sentker L, Seemann O, et al. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with the Heilbronn technique ; an analysis of the first 180 cases. J Urol 2001; 166: 2101-2108.

[5]  Guilloneau B, el-Fettouh H, Boument H, et al. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ; oncological evaluation after 1000 cases at Montsouris Institute. J Urol 2003; 169: 1261-1266.

[6]  Menon M, Shrivastava A, Tewari A, et al. Laparoscopic and robot radical prostatectomy: establishment of a structured program and preliminary analysis of outcomes. J Urol 2002; 168: 945-949.

[7]  Tewari A, Peabody J, Sarle R, et al. Technique of the da Vinci robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Urology 2002; 60: 569-572.

[8]  McNeal E., Villers A., Redwin EA et al. Capsular penetration in prostate cancer : significance for natural history and treatement. Am J Surg Pathol 1990; 14: 240-247.

[9]  Lepor H, Nieder AM, Ferrandino MN. Intraoperative and postoperative complications of radical retropubic prostatectomy in a consecutive series of 1000 cases. J Urol 2001; 166: 1729-1733.

[10]  Ward JF, Blute MJ, Bergstrolk EJ, et al. The impact of nerve sparing versus wide local excision on the margin positive rates during radical prostatectomy (abstract). J Urol 2003; 169 (suppl): 180.

[11] Guilloneau B, el-Fettouk H, Bouwaert H, et al. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy : oncological evaluation after 1000 cases at Montsouris Instititute. J Urol 2003; 169: 1261-1266.

[12] Turk I, Deger S, Winkelmann B, et al. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: technical aspects and experience with 125 cases. Eur Urol 2001; 40: 46-52.

[13]  Ahlring T, Eichel L, Edwards R, et al. Robotic radical prostatectomy: a technique to reduce pT2 positive margins. Urology 2004; 64(6): 1224-1228. 

[14] Salomon L, Sebe P, De La Taille A, et al. Open versus laparoscopic radical prostatectomy : Part II. BJU Int 2004; 94: 244-250.

[15]  Tewari A, Srivasatava A, Menon M, et al. A prospective comparison of radical retropubic and robot assisted prostatectomy ; experience in one institution. BJU Int 2003; 92: 205-210.

[16] Takenaka A, Tewari AK, Leung RA et al. Preservation of the Puboprostatic Collar and Puboperineoplasty for Early Recovery of Urinary Continence after Robotic Prostatectomy: Anatomic Basis and Preliminary Outcomes. Eur Urol. 2006 July 28.

[17]   Ficarra V., Cavalleri S., Novara S. et al. Evidence from robot-assisted laproscopic radical prostatectomy : a systematic review. Eur Urol Epub 2006 Jun. 30.

[18]  Anastasiadis AG, Salomon L, Ketz R et al. Robot radical prostatectomy versus laparoscopic prostatectomy : a prospective comparison of functional outcome. Urology 2003; 62: 292-297.

[19]  Rassweiler J, Seemann O, Schulze M, et al. Laparoscopic versus open radical prostatectomy: a comparative study at a single institution. J Urol 2003; 169: 1689-1693.

[20] Ahlering TE, Skarecky D, Lee D et al. Successful transfer of open surgical skills to a laproscopic environment using a robotic interface: initial experience with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. J Urol 2003; 170: 1738-1741.

[21]  Rassweiler J, Hruza M, Teber D, et al. Laparoscopic and robot assisted radical prostatectomy – critical analysis of the results. Eur Urol 2006; 49: 4: 612-24.

[22] Joseph J., Rosenbaum R., Patel H. et al. Robotic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy : an alternative approach. J Urol 2006; 175: 945-950.

[23] Atug F., Castle E., Daves R. et al. Transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal robotic-assistede radical prostatectomy : is one better then the other ? Urology 2006; 68(5): 1077-1081.