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Table 1 Baseline demographics of the patients

From: Significance of postoperative membranous urethral length and position of vesicourethral anastomosis for short-term continence recovery following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Characteristics

Number (%) or median (range)

Age, year

72 (51–81)

BMI, kg/m2

23.2 (17.9–27.8)

PSA, ng ml

8.2 (1.9–148)

Prostate volume, ml

31.0 (7.9–109.8)

Biopsy Gleason score

 6

42 (16.7)

 3 + 4

69 (27.5)

 4 + 3

49 (19.5)

 8

52 (20.7)

 ≥ 9

39 (15.6)

Clinical T stage

 T1c

11 (4.4)

 T2a

133 (53.0)

 T2b

2 (0.8)

 T2c

42 (16.7)

 T3a

53 (21.1)

 T3b

10 (4.0)

Clinical N stage

 N0

243 (96.8)

 N1

8 (3.2)

Risk classification

 Low or intermediate

105 (41.8)

 High

83 (33.1)

 Locally advanced

63 (25.1)

Preoperative ADT

 No

154 (61.4)

 Yes

97 (38.6)

Preoperative MUL, mm

11.2 (5.8–18.8)

Postoperative MUL, mm

10.1 (4.2–15.8)

Approach

 Transperitoneal

230 (91.6)

 Extraperitoneal

21 (8.4)

NVB sparing

 None

221 (88.0)

 Unilateral or bilateral

30 (12.0)

PLND

 None

191 (76.1)

 Standard or extended

60 (23.9)

PUVA

10.6 (− 5.3 to 25.2)

Operation time, min

168 (92–322)

EBL, ml

108 (0–1575)

Pathologic T stage

 ypT0

7 (2.8)

 T2 or ypT2

189 (75.3)

 T3 or ypT3

55 (21.9)

Surgical margin

 Negative

192 (76.5)

 Positive

59 (23.5)

  1. BMI, body mass index; PSA, prostate specific antigen; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; MUL, membranous urethral length; NVB, neurovascular bundle; PLND, pelvic lymph node dissection; PVUA, position of vesico-urethral anastomosis; EBL, estimated blood loss