1753 COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER: A POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS OF POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES

Background Enthusiasm for laparoscopic surgical approaches to prostate cancer treatment has grown, despite limited evidence of improved outcomes compared with open radical prostatectomy. We compared laparoscopic (with or without robotic assistance) versus open radical prostatectomy in terms of postoperative outcomes and subsequent cancer-directed therapy.