2015
Pathologic findings in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following active surveillance: a prospective study in a single center.
Ha Y, Yu J, Patel N, Hassanzadeh Salmasi A, Parihar J, Kwon T, Kim W, Kim I. Pathologic findings in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following active surveillance: a prospective study in a single center. Minerva Urologica E Nefrologica 2015, 67: 1-9. PMID: 25664959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomyActive surveillanceAdvanced diseaseUnderwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomyLow-risk prostate cancerLower prostate volumePSA density levelsLow-risk diseaseActive surveillance cohortOrgan-confined diseaseSpecimens of patientsAdvanced pathologic featuresProspective cohortAdditional patientsPathologic featuresPathologic findingsProstate volumeSingle centerProspective studyGleason scoreSurveillance cohortDefinitive interventionClinicopathological resultsPathologic analysis
2011
Impact of Partin nomogram on presurgical planning: intrafascial versus interfascial nerve sparing during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Jeong J, Choi E, Kang D, Lee D, Kim I. Impact of Partin nomogram on presurgical planning: intrafascial versus interfascial nerve sparing during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2011, 5: 121-125. PMID: 27637538, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-011-0247-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive surgical margin rateRobot-assisted radical prostatectomySurgical margin rateNerve sparing approachNerve sparingCohort IIPartin nomogramRadical prostatectomyMargin rateBilateral nerveCohort ISparing approachOrgan-confined diseasePT3 prostate cancerPreoperative patient demographicsPatient demographicsPT3 diseaseProstate cancerPatientsProstatectomySparingPresurgical planningNomogramDiseaseSignificant differences
2001
Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) strongly predict progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.
Shariat S, Shalev M, Menesses-Diaz A, Kim I, Kattan M, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) strongly predict progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2001, 19: 2856-64. PMID: 11387358, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2001.19.11.2856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer metastaticPlasma TGFPreoperative plasma levelsRegional lymph nodesRadical prostatectomyCancer metastaticPSA progressionLymph nodesGleason sumPlasma levelsGrowth factorLocal-only failureOccult metastatic diseasePathologic Gleason sumPostoperative multivariate analysisOrgan-confined diseaseSurgical margin statusLymph node metastasisBiopsy Gleason sumRadical prostatectomy patientsProstate cancer invasionMetastatic diseaseBone metastasesConsecutive patientsMargin status