[Clinical outcomes and problems in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy].

We evaluated the clinical outcome and problem of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) for 115 prostate cancer patients. Mean (+/- SD) operative time was 294 +/- 57.5 min. and mean blood loss was 409.5 +/- 336.4 g. Mean duration of urethral catheter indwelling was 4 +/- 4.9 days and mean postoperative hospital stay was 8 +/- 4.6 days. Fifty one and 83% of the patients recovered urinary continence one month and 3 months after surgery in the latest procedure, respectively. Positive surgical margin was seen in 18 patients (15.7%) in total, but in 6 patients (6.6%) with pT2 > or = disease. Chemical relapse was seen in 14 patients (14.4%). Although oncological results of LRP are compatible to those of RRP, delay of early recovery of urinary continence is still the problem.