Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the learning curve of a low volume surgeon.

Objective: Analyze the learning curve for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in a low volume program.

Materials And Methods: A single surgeon operated on 165 patients. Patients were consecutively divided in 3 groups of 55 patients (groups A, B, and C).

[Intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) for advanced prostate cancer. Why not the standard of therapy?].

Summary Objectives: To review the literature and present a contemporary image of androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.

Methods: We conducted a PubMed search on intermittent androgen deprivation. Articles obtained on intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) and the experiences at Institut Montsouris were used for the review.