300 consecutive patients with clinically localized PCa underwent RS-RARP-S (Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and "Sandwich" Technique of Total Urethral Reconstruction) or S-RARP (Standard RARP) or LRP by 6 experienced surgeons regardless of clinicopathological features. The indication for one technique or the others were surgeon preference; one surgeon exclusively performed RS-RARP-S( did not exclude high risk cases or those with apical and anterior tumors), two surgeons performed S-RARP, and three surgeons exclusively performed LRP. The investigation include an extensive evaluation of clinical, oncological, functional and quality of life related data by means of validated patient-reported outcome measures.
The primary outcome is early recovery of urinary continence compared to the conventional approach.
