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Table 2 Outcomes of surgery

From: Denonvilliers’ fascia acts as the fulcrum and hammock for continence after radical prostatectomy

Group

DFS, n (%)

Control, n (%)

P

Mean ± Std (Range)

   

 Surgery duration, min

153.2 ± 66.4 (100–400)

188.3 ± 65.1 (90–480)

< 0.01

 Blood loss, ml

143.1 ± 107.2 (20–800)

132.4 ± 136.9 (20–1000)

0.6

NVB sparing

  

< 0.01

 Bilateral

27 (37.5)

24 (29.3)

 

 Unilateral

13 (18.1)

2 (2.4)

 

 None

32 (44.4)

56 (68.3)

 

LND

63 (87.5)

74 (90.2)

0.6

pT

  

0.5

 T0

1 (1.4)

0 (0)

 

 T2

53 (73.6)

57 (69.5)

 

 T3

18 (25.0)

25 (30.5)

 

Gleason scores

  

0.1

 0

1 (1.4)

0 (0)

 

 ≤ 6

17 (23.6)

9 (11)

 

 7

38 (52.8)

50 (61)

 

 ≥ 8

16 (22.2)

23 (28)

 

Positive LN

0 (0)

3 (3.7)

0.2

SV invasion

7 (9.7)

18 (22)

0.04

PSM

15 (20.8)

17 (20.7)

1.0

 Sites of PSM

  

0.3

 One-site (location; %)

13 (5 basal, 7 apical, 1 post-lateral; 18%)

11 (2 basal, 8 apical, 1 post-lateral; 13.4%)

 

 Multiple-sites (locations; %)

2 (2 apical and post-lateral; 2.8%)

6 (5 apical and basal, 1 apical, basal and post-lateral; 7.3%)

 

 Post-lateral PSM

3 (4.2%)

2 (2.4%)

0.7

IIEF-5 Q2 ≥ 3 post-surgery

25 (34.7)

14 (17.1)

0.01

Continence

  

< 0.01

 Immediate

60 (83.3)

11 (13.4)

< 0.01

 3 months-

65 (90.3)

25 (30.5)

< 0.01

 6 months-

66 (91.7)

53 (64.6)

< 0.01

 12 months-

67 (93.1)

66 (80.5)

0.02

  1. LND lymph node dissection, NVB nerve vascular bundle, PSM positive surgical margin, SV seminal vesicles