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Prostate Surgery and the Evolution to Minimally Invasive Therapies

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Like many therapies, the treatment of prostate cancer has evolved over the years. While the radical prostatectomy began as the initial curative treatment, it was associated with significant co-morbidities that greatly affected a patient’s quality of life. The improvement in surgical technique and improved description of the anatomy has led to significant improvements in the outcomes. Advances in irradiation techniques have also added to the options a patient has to consider when deciding on a treatment for his prostate cancer. Treatments have continued to improve to become less invasive and less impactful on a patient’s quality of life. However, to date, the options all have very similar outcomes in regard to cancer control, potency and urinary control, which have been described as the “trifecta” goal of prostate cancer treatment.

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  1. Center for Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Therapies Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Lee E. Ponsky M.D.

  2. Division of Oncology Urology Institute and Center for Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Therapies Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Gino Vricella M.D.

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  1. Dept. Urology, Center for Urologic Oncology &, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Euclid Avenue 11100, Cleveland, 44106, Ohio, USA

    Lee E. Ponsky

  2. Radiosurgery Medical Group, Inc., San Diego Cyberknife Center, Ruffin Rd. 5395, San Diego, 92123, California, USA

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  3. Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute at Northwest Ho, 1560 North 115th Street G16, Seattle, 98133, Washington, USA

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  4. Director, Physics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, 19111-2497, Pennsylvania, USA

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Ponsky, L.E., Vricella, G. (2012). Prostate Surgery and the Evolution to Minimally Invasive Therapies. In: Ponsky, L., Fuller, D., Meier, R., Ma, C. (eds) Robotic Radiosurgery. Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11495-3_5

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