The use of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant medications has increased due to irregular diets, limited physical activity, and ...

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 ...

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy reduced short-term complication risk by nearly half versus open surgery. Learn more from ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ARID II trial investigates the Voro Urologic Scaffold's safety and efficacy in prostate cancer patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. The scaffold aims to improve urinary ...

The doctor calls it a "huge leap for health care." A patient who lives in the southern African nation of Angola, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March. Three months later, he underwent a ...

Up to 72% of patients with prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy experience urinary incontinence in the first 3 months after surgery. Patients with postoperative urinary incontinence after ...

Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond is the first site in Virginia to offer a new non-surgical robotic ultrasound ...

WAYNE, Pa., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the first patient enrolled in the latest Barrigel™ rectal ...