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 ...

Objective: To review the current medical literature on robotic prostatectomy (RP) and report clinical outcomes of this newly developed technique. Data Source: A MEDLINE search was performed using the ...

In an advancement for minimally invasive care, a first-ever procedure using two separate surgery robots was successfully completed. A urologist at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical ...

When it comes to treatment for prostate cancer, men have a range of options, from active surveillance to radiation to surgery, just to name a few. Which approach to choose is a highly personal ...

No significant differences observed in standard oncologic outcomes and quality of life at 12 weeks. Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) results in similar functional outcomes at 12 weeks ...

PARIS—Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) for localized prostate tumors is associated with a relatively low positive margin rate, data show. Investigators studied 1,238 patients ...

Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Palm Beach and Broward Counties to offer the AquaBeam Robotic System Aquablation therapy for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and benign ...

Fred Hutch surgeons use the full range of surgical techniques to remove cancer, and they have access to state-of-the-art medical technology for their surgeries. Minimally invasive surgery, such as ...