Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the study (χ2 or Fisher’s exact test for categorical and t-test or Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables).
| C-LESS-RP | R-LESS-RP | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 106 | 124 | |
| Age (years) (median ± SD) | 71 ± 6.93 | 70 ± 8.01 | 0.63 |
| BMI (median ± SD) | 23.4 ± 3.10 | 23.7 ± 2.86 | 0.81 |
| Preop tPSA (ng/ml) (median ± SD) | 15.67 ± 41.27 | 11.7 ± 36.73 | 0.037 |
| Prostate volume (ml) (median ± SD) | 38.58 ± 23.21 | 41.5 ± 29.31 | 0.32 |
| Pathology Gleason score, n (%) | |||
| 3 + 3 | 9 (8.82) | 17 (13.71) | 0.07 |
| 3 + 4 | 17 (16.04) | 33 (26.61) | |
| 3 + 5 | 1 (0.94) | 1 (0.81) | |
| 4 + 3 | 18 (16.98) | 27 (21.78) | |
| 4 + 4 | 17 (16.04) | 13 (10.48) | |
| 4 + 5 | 25 (23.58) | 13 (10.48) | |
| 5 + 4 | 7 (6.60) | 10 (8.06) | |
| 5 + 5 | 1 (0.94) | 2 (1.61) | |
| Unknown | 11 (10.38) | 7 (5.64) | |
| Clinical stage, n (%) | |||
| I | 8 (7.55) | 9 (7.26) | 0.45 |
| II | 27 (25.47) | 45 (36.29) | |
| III | 49 (46.23) | 51 (41.13) | |
| IV | 20 (18.87) | 18 (14.52) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1.89) | 1 (0.81) | |
C-LESS-RP conventional laparoendoscopic single-site radical prostatectomy, R-LESS-RP Robot-assisted laparoendoscopic single-site radical prostatectomy, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation.