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Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. The surgeon makes several small cuts and long, thin tools are placed inside the cuts. The surgeon puts a thin tube with a video camera (laparoscope) inside one of the cuts and instruments through others. This helps the surgeon see inside during the procedure.
A laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and a robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy are less invasive than an open prostatectomy. Some people may be candidates for a single port radical prostatectomy.
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. For a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), the surgeon holds the handles of the long instruments directly to maneuver them inside the belly and remove the prostate. This approach is not used as often as robotic prostatectomy.
Radical prostatectomy may be used alone, or along with radiation or hormone therapy. A surgeon can do a radical prostatectomy using different techniques, including: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. The surgeon makes 5 to 6 small incisions in the lower stomach area to remove the prostate.
In laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, a surgeon inserts a laparoscope through a small incision in the abdomen. The camera projects a magnified, high-definition image of the surgical area on a screen.
The other, laparoscopic (robotically assisted) radical prostatectomy, has become more popular in the last 15 years. It is minimally invasive, so the procedure involves several small cuts...
Radical prostatectomy can be done via an incision made in the abdomen (“radical retropubic prostatectomy”) or in the perineum, the area between the scrotum and the anus (“radical perineal prostatectomy”). Alternatively, it may be done with laparoscopy (“laparoscopic radical prostatectomy”).
A radical prostatectomy is a surgery used to treat prostate cancer. If you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will discuss different options for treatment. If your cancer...
Mayo Clinic surgeons are experts in all types of radical prostatectomy, including robot-assisted prostatectomy. Mayo Clinic surgeons pioneered the use of robot-assisted prostatectomy surgery and have been successfully performing and advancing this surgery for many years.
Laparoscopic approaches to radical prostatectomy involve using smaller incisions and long surgical tools to take out the prostate. The surgeon uses an instrument with a video camera on the end to look inside the patient’s body.