Researchers at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer, which affects one in ...

In the world of surgical robots, there’s a new kid in town, and Atrium Health Wake Forest Medical Center is one of the first ...

Dr. Patrick Walsh answers the question: 'Perineal Vs. Retropubic Approach?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What are the differences between a radical perineal prostatectomy and a radical retropubic ...

Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and the use of duloxetine (Cymbalta) may not be the best options for recovering urinary continence after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, according to the ...

"Robotic prostatectomy has superior or at least equal oncologic efficacy and complication rates compared to open prostatectomy," writes Michael O. Koch, MD, from the Indiana University School of ...

Although first described in 1991, 2 laparoscopic radical prostatectomy received little attention until reports from France in 2000 showed not only the feasibility of the procedure but also some ...

Radical prostatectomy remains the gold-standard treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer. Although cancer control is the primary goal, secondary outcomes such as continence recovery are of ...

Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-SWT) did not improve erectile dysfunction compared to a sham procedure in radical prostatectomy patients. Fewer than 20% of men in the LI-SWT group ...

Salvage Radiotherapy for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Prostatectomy. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of ...

We evaluated symptoms and self-assessments of quality of life in men with localized prostate cancer who participated in a randomized comparison between radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting.

Radical prostatectomy is widely used in the treatment of early prostate cancer. The possible survival benefit of this treatment, however, is unclear. We conducted a randomized trial to address this ...