Table 3. Potency outcomes in noncomparative series of RARP.
Study | No. | Nerve sparing approach | Mean age (y) | Potency rate (overall) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Menon et al. [18] | 721 | Antegrade | 60.2 | 70% |
Shikanov et al. [36] | 703 | Antegrade | 58.5 | 64% |
Potdevin et al. [35] | 147 | Retrograde | 58.7 | 90% |
Patel et al. [42] | 404 | Retrograde | 58 | 97.4% |
Patel et al. [62] | 332 | Retrograde | 58.5 | 89.8% |
Kowalczyk et al. [63] | 342 | Antegrade | 59.6 | 50% |
Alemozaffar et al. [41] | 400 | Retrograde | 59.8 | 59.3% |
Ficarra et al. [3] | 183 | Antegrade | 62.3 | 82% |
Ko et al. [47] | 172 vs. 172 | Antegrade vs. retrograde | 57.9 vs. 57.2 | 85.3% vs. 92.9% |
RARP, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Adapted from Kumar et al. J Robot Surg 2016;10:187-200, with permission of Springer [44].