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. 2016 Dec 8;57(Suppl 2):S172–S184. doi: 10.4111/icu.2016.57.S2.S172

Table 2. Potency outcomes in comparative series of RRP, LRP, and RARP.

Study Comparison No. Mean age (y) NS technique Potency rate (overall)
Ficarra et al. [59] RARP vs. RRP 103 vs. 105 61 vs. 65 Antegrade 81% vs. 49%
Rocco et al. [60] RARP vs. RRP 120 vs. 240 63 vs. 63 Retrograde 61% vs. 41%
Krambeck et al. [61] RARP vs. RRP 294 vs. 588 61 vs. 61 Antegrade 70% vs. 62%
Willis et al. [5] RARP vs. LRP 121 vs. 161 58.1 vs. 58 Antegrade 87.5% vs. 66.7%
Porpiglia et al. [8] RARP vs. LRP 60 vs. 60 63.9 vs. 64.7 Antegrade 80% vs. 54.2%
Berge et al. [7] RARP vs. LRP 210 vs. 210 61.7 vs. 61.7 Antegrade 61.3% vs. 57.3%

RARP, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy; RRP, open radical retropubic prostatectomy; LRP, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Adapted from Kumar et al. J Robot Surg 2016;10:187-200, with permission of Springer [44].