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Objetivo: Reportar un caso de prostatectomía radical laparoscópica de rescate (PRLR) indicada por una falla local post radioterapia, y realizar una revisión de la técnica quirúrgica y sus resultados. Métodos/Resultados: Varón de 68 años de edad, con antecedentes de cáncer prostático incidental (pT1b) manejado con radioterapia externa, que presenta recidiva bioquímica al quinto año post-irradiado. Tras estudio se realiza PRLR sin incidentes. Estudio patológico demuestra un adenocarcinoma Score Gleason 7, estadío pT2. Evoluciona continente a las 3 semanas de postoperado. La Prostatectomía Radical de Rescate es la única alternativa curativa y con resultado oncológico demostrado a largo plazo. Su morbilidad cada vez es menor, pero se mantiene con mayores tasas de incontinencia y estrechez de anastomosis con respecto a la Prostatectomía Radical realizada como tratamiento primario. La vía laparoscópica ha demostrado ser efectiva, sin agregar morbilidad a la técnica. Conclusiones: la PRLR es una alternativa de tratamiento en los pacientes con falla local post radioterapia, que no aumenta la morbilidad con respecto a la cirugía abierta.
Objective: report a case of salvage laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (SLRP) after radiation failure, and review the literature about the surgical technique and his results. Method/Results: 68 old, with history of incidental prostate cancer (pT1B), treated with external beam radiation, who presented a local failure after 5 years. Metastatic disease was ruled out preoperatively by bone scintigraphy, and computed tomography. SLRP was done, without complications. Histologic analysis revealed prostate cancer score Gleason 7, pT2. The patient was continent at three weeks. Currently, Salvage Radical Prostatectomy represents the only curative treatment option for these patients, with long term oncologic results. His morbidity has decreased, but still shows more incontinence and anastomotic stricture, compared to radical prostatectomy de novo. SRLP has been shown to be effective, and with no mayor complications. Conclusions: SLRP is safe surgical technique to treat a local failure after radiationtherapy, without increase in morbidity compared with open surgery.