Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in a renal allograft recipient - 20/08/11
Abstract |
In the current immunosuppression era, most renal transplant recipients with a functioning allograft are living healthier and longer lives. In men, because of prostate-specific antigen screening, more patients are diagnosed with early prostate cancer and offered curative treatment with radical prostatectomy. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is an accepted minimally invasive treatment for a middle-aged man with organ-confined prostate cancer. To our knowledge, laparoscopic prostatectomy has not yet been reported in renal transplant recipients. This is a case report of laparoscopic prostatectomy for biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer in a renal transplant recipient.
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Vol 68 - N° 3
P. 672.e5-672.e7 - septembre 2006 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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