Pfannenstiel versus Vertical Laparotomy in Patients Undergoing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy with Spinal Anesthesia: Results of a Prospective, Randomized Trial

These results suggest that a Pfannenstiel transverse suprapubic laparotomy does not result in a significantly different outcome from a standard vertical laparotomy in patients undergoing a radical retropubic prostatectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy with L2-L3 spinal anesthesia for clinically localized prostate cancer.