Altınova, Serkanİşgören, Abidin EgemenAkbulut, ZiyaÖzcan, Muhammet FuatCanda, Abdullah ErdemAtmaca, Ali FuatBalbay, Mevlana Derya10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102016Altınova, S., İşgören, A. E., Akbulut, Z., Özcan, M. F., Canda, A. E., Atmaca, A. F. ... Balbay, M. D. (2016). Removing the specimen with traction during robotic radical prostatectomy does not cause a positive surgical margin. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 46(6), 1655-1657. https://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1503-211300-01441303-6165https://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1503-21https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/3952WOS: 000393331000007PubMed ID: 28081352Background/aim: The aim of this study was to gauge whether removal of a specimen with traction during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy causes a positive surgical margin or not. Materials and methods: One hundred and sixty-nine patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy from 2009 to 2011 were included in the study. After dividing the patients into two groups, we recorded their characteristics and pre-op/post-op evaluations. Results: There were 111 and 58 patients in groups 1 (with traction) and 2 (without traction), respectively. We evaluated the patients' ages, follow-up time, body mass index (BMI), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values, pre-op and post-op Gleason score values, pathological stage, positive surgical margin rates, and biochemical PSA recurrence rates. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups for age, pre-op PSA values, BMI, pre-op and post-op Gleason scores, positive surgical margin rates and biochemical recurrence rates. There was a significant difference between prostate weight, tumor volume, and clinical stage. Conclusion: Removing the specimen with traction during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not cause a positive surgical margin. The incision should be as small as possible for cosmetic appearance.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessProstate CancerRadical ProstatectomySpecimenTractionArticle4661655165710.3906/sag-1503-21Q4Q3