Perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes after open and minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery: Experience from Australasia

To systematically review the current literature concerning perioperative, functional and oncological outcomes reported after open and minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery specifically from institutions within Australasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: a??a?? Four electronic databases were searched to identify studies reporting outcome after open and minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery. Studies were sought using the search term radical prostatectomy . a??a?? In all, 11,378 articles were retrieved. For the purpose of this review, data were only extracted from studies reporting Australasian experience. a??a?? A total of 28 studies met final inclusion criteria.