Table 2. Potency outcomes in comparative series of RRP, LRP, and RARP.
Study | Comparison | No. | Mean age (y) | NS technique | Potency rate (overall) |
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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].