Age stratified comparative analysis of perioperative, functional and oncologic outcomes in patients after robot assisted radical prostatectomy--A propensity score matched study.

Introduction And Objectives: Our goal was to evaluate the perioperative, functional and intermediate term oncological outcomes of robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in patients ≥ 70 years.

Materials And Methods: The study population (N = 3241) consisted of consecutive patients who underwent RARP for localized prostate cancer by a single surgeon (VP) from January 2008 through February 2012. A query of our Institutional Review Board approved registry identified 400 men ≥ 70 years of age, with good functional status (Charlson co-morbidity index < 3).