In obese prostate cancer patients, robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and prolonged hospital stays, a Loyola Medicine study has found. The study by senior ...

Although minimally invasive prostate removal aided by a robot can lead to less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and fewer complications, there is no evidence that the procedure improves cure rates, ...

In a medical achievement that highlights how technology is reshaping modern healthcare, a surgeon in London has successfully carried out a complex cancer operation on a patient located roughly 1,500 ...

ASA: Ocular Injuries Up With Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy Higher rate of ocular injuries, including corneal abrasions, in surgeries using the robotic approach For patients undergoing radical ...

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 ...

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: ...

CT scan in a patient 1 month following robotic prostatectomy Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is associated with higher costs than open radical prostatectomy at the index hospitalization for the ...

Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Docetaxel Plus Vandetanib Versus Docetaxel Plus Placebo in Platinum-Pretreated Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Completed surveys were obtained from 685 (86%) of 797 ...

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 ...

The arrival of robotics in surgery has been a roller coaster ride, offering another lesson in how technology in healthcare, unlike most industries, faces challenges to show it’s better than the status ...