ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY VERSUS RETROPUBIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN

Abstract

Perioperative narcotic use and patient reported pain are low regardless of the surgical approach used for radical prostatectomy. RALP did not provide a clinically meaningful decrease in pain compared with RRP, primarily because of the low pain scores reported in each group. Outcomes other than pain will ultimately determine the role of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and RALP.