Obesity, Prostate-Specific Antigen Nadir, and Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy: Biology or Technique? Results from the SEARCH Database

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy (RP). It is unclear whether this is due to technical challenges related to operating on obese men or other biologic factors. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether obesity predicts higher pros...

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Main Authors: Ho, Tammy, Gerber, Leah, Aronson, William J., Terris, Martha K., Presti, Joseph C., Kane, Christopher J., Amling, Christopher L., Freedland, Stephen J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500618/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22921964
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.08.015
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