Guilherme Godoy, MD, MS, presented “Surgical Training for Radical Prostatectomy – Should the Open Approach Still Be Taught? Which Patients? Retropubic, Perineal, Mini-Incision, etc.?” at the 27th Annual Innovations in Urologic Practice conference on September 22nd, 2023.
How to cite: Godoy, Guilherme. “Surgical Training for Radical Prostatectomy – Should the Open Approach Still Be Taught? Which Patients? Retropubic, Perineal, Mini-Incision, etc.?.” September 2023. Accessed May 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/surgical-training-for-radical-prostatectomy-should-the-open-approach-still-be-taught-which-patients-retropubic-perineal-mini-incision-etc/
Surgical Training for Radical Prostatectomy – Should the Open Approach Still Be Taught? Which Patients? Retropubic, Perineal, Mini-Incision, etc.? – Summary
Guilherme Godoy, MD, MS, explores the question of whether or not to teach residents open radical prostatectomy, weighing multifunctional surgical skills with robotic advancements. He then explains that, while the open approach to radical prostatectomy is the gold standard in the medical community, the robotic approach is more commonly performed.
Dr. Godoy proceeds by questioning whether a sufficient number of open-approach radical prostatectomies are being conducted to warrant training residents in this method. Referring to a 2020 study, he finds that perhaps too few open-approach procedures are occurring to allow for resident proficiency.
Dr. Godoy then asks whether the open approach offers any benefits, exploring four situations in which the open approach is preferred over the robotic method. Dr. Godoy then cites a 2007 study to evaluate the learning curves of open-approach radical prostatectomy subtypes compared to the robotic approach, finding drastic differences in the climb to proficiency.
He completes his presentation by stressing that resident skill and comfort level should be considered in the debate between the open and robotic approaches. Following the presentation, audience members offer points of consideration regarding rural populations, new robots, and current robot malfunctions during radical prostatectomies.
About The 27th Annual Innovations in Urologic Practice:
Presented by co-chairs Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, and Michael Coburn, MD, FACS, the Innovations in Urologic Practice conference provides a detailed review and commentary on multiple genitourinary and urologic diseases. Among the featured oncological topics are bladder cancer and immunotherapies, as well as upper tract cancer management, prostate cancer, including state-of-the-art imaging, focal therapy, and MRI. Experts also discuss new tools and techniques for nephrectomy and treating advanced renal cell carcinoma. In terms of general urological approaches, the conference also includes pelvic reconstruction and trauma; men’s health topics like male infertility, andrology, and sexual dysfunction; OAB and voiding dysfunctions; and ways to diagnose and treat infections in the urology patient.
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