Table 1 Demographics and comparison of positive surgical margins between RALP and RRP
From: Effects of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy on surgical pathology specimens
| Â | RALP | RRP | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Case number | 182 | 80 | Â |
   Percentage | 69.5% | 30.5% |  |
Age | 60.8 ± 6.8* | 60.5 ± 6.8* | 0.772** |
Weight (gram) | 47.8 ± 16.1* | 40.1 ± 14.8* | < 0.001** |
Gleason score | 6.5 ± 0.8* | 7.0 ± 0.8* | < 0.001** |
Tumor volume (%) | 16.0 ± 13.6* | 18.8 ± 14.9* | 0.207 ** |
Pathologic stage | Â | Â | 0.305*** |
   T2a | 28 (15.4%) | 6 (7.5%) |  |
   T2b | 8 (4.4%) | 4 (5.0%) |  |
   T2c | 112 (61.5%) | 51 (63.8%) |  |
   T3 | 33 (18.1%) | 19 (23.8%) |  |
   T4 | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
Positive surgical margin (positive rate in parentheses) | Â | Â | Â |
   All patients | 52 (28.6%) | 46 (57.5%) | < 0.001** |
   T2a & T2b | 8 (22.2%) | 3 (30.0%) | 0.610** |
   T2c | 27 (24.1%) | 30 (58.8%) | < 0.001** |
   T3 & T4 | 17 (50.0%) | 13 (68.4%) | 0.194** |