Enduring the Value of Open Radical Prostatectomy in the Era of Robotics: A Single-Center Experience

Radical prostatectomy remains a widely accepted treatment for organ-confined prostatic carcinoma. As long as the trifecta is satisfactory, it seems meaningless whether performed by minimally invasive or open surgery, particularly when the affordability and nonavailability of robotic surgery are limiting factors. Such a subset of patients, when operated on by open retropubic radical prostatectomy, enjoys good personal satisfaction with similar oncological outcomes as achieved by robotics.