Surgical Outcome of Open Radical Prostatectomy in Nigeria: A Five-Years Single-Surgeon Experience

Abstract

Background: Organ-confined prostate cancer is curable through surgical treatment by radical prostatectomy. Aim: To report initial outcomes of open radical prostatectomy in Nigeria from 2014 to 2019. Methods: Open radical prostatectomy in private hospital settings. Thirty-five patients underwent open radical prostatectomy in private hospital settings from 2014 to 2019. A retrospective study of the case notes was undertaken. Results: The age range was 56–77 years (mean: 67.7 ± 5.6 years); presenting total PSA 7.3–32.0 ng/ml (mean: 16.2 ± 6.4); Gleason score range 6–10 and clinical stage T2c. Mean operation duration 192.4 ± 52.0 min. All patients received blood transfusion (average blood transfusion 4.58 ± 1.9 pints). The median length of hospital stay was 7 days and the catheterization duration was 16.6 days. The Gleason score ranges from 6 to 10. Biopsy and specimen histology Gleason scores correlated in all cases. Biochemical relapse within 1 year occurred in 12 (34.3%) patients. Adequate PSA control was achieved in 23 (65.7%) patients. Two cancer-related deaths occurred within 2 years of surgery. All patients voided well following removal of the catheter; persisting mild stress urinary incontinence resolved on conservative measures within 3–6 months. Anastomotic stricture occurred in one patient 1 (2.9%) in this present. Information on preoperative potency rate was unavailable; however, postoperation, 11 (31.4%) patients achieved erections sufficient for intercourse with oral therapy. All surviving 33 (94.3%) patients reported satisfactory performance status. Conclusions: Open radical prostatectomy was successfully performed in all the patients. Reasonable, comparative functional, and oncological outcomes were achieved during the study period.