Table 8 Biochemical free rates in the studies comparing intrafacial and interfacial nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy.

From: Intrafascial versus interfascial nerve sparing in radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

No. of cases, type

Criterion

6 mo, %

12 mo. %

Stolzenburg7

200 ITR-NS

PSA ≤ 0.1 ng/ml

95.2

87.8

200 ITE-NS

96.9

93.9

Zheng9

65 ITR-NS

Not described

—

91.1

130 ITE-NS

—

87.2

Khoder10

203 ITR-NS

Not described

—

98.1

163 ITE-NS

—

98.9

Ihsan-Tasci11

200 ITR-NS

PSA ≤ 0.2 ng/ml

—

96.5

41 ITE-NS

—

95.1

  1. ITR-NS = intrafacial nerve sparing; ITE-NS = interfacial nerve sparing; PSA = prostate specific antigen.
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