Long-term functional outcomes after robot-assisted prostatectomy compared to laparoscopic prostatectomy: Results from a national retrospective cluster study.

Background: Despite multiple studies evaluating the effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP), there is no definitive conclusion about the added value of RARP. A retrospective cluster study was conducted to evaluate long-term sexual and urinary functioning after RARP and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (LRP) based on real-world data from 12 Dutch hospitals.

Methods: Data was collected from patients who underwent surgery between 2010 and 2012.