Dr. Robert Uzzo answers the question: 'Who Gets Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery?' Jan. 01, 2009 -- Question: Who is an appropriate candidate for a laparoscopic or robot-assisted prostatectomy? Answer: ...

At 24 months' follow-up, the only phase 3 randomized clinical trial to directly compare functional and oncologic outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open radical retropubic ...

This book, featuring Dr. Samadi’s expert insights, guidance, and vivid illustrations of his SMART robotic surgery, along with inspiring testimonials from ten men who faced the disease, makes it an ...

With Men’s Health Week approaching, it is a good time to encourage open discussions about various health conditions, particularly prostate health. Driven by embarrassment, misconceptions, and a lack ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men considering robotic surgery for prostate cancer shouldn't trust the rosy ads promoting the expensive technology over low-tech surgery. That's according to a new ...

Prostate cancer ranks as the most prevalent form of cancer among men, following only skin cancer in diagnosis frequency. Upon receiving a diagnosis, comprehending the available treatment options ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robot surgery for prostate cancer lowered the rate of urinary complications compared with hands-on surgery in a new Italian study. While the study was small and contradicts ...

3D augmented reality-assisted imaging during RARP enabled precise identification and removal of tumor lesions at the level of preserved neurovascular bundles, which may reduce positive surgical ...

Prostate cancer will impact one in eight men over the course of their lifetimes. For some of the men affected, the disease will mean surgery. The technology involved in that surgery has evolved over ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond is the first site in Virginia to offer a new non-surgical robotic ultrasound procedure ...