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 most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

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: ...

Patients who undergo single-port robotic prostate or kidney surgery tend to have less blood loss and postoperative pain and shorter hospital stays compared with patients undergoing multi-port robotic ...

MSK surgeon Dr. Timothy Donahue says the new imaging technology could potentially help prevent nerve damage in a range of operations. Men having prostate cancer surgery often fear side effects that ...

If you’re dealing with advanced prostate cancer, the thought of surgery might feel like a lot to take in — and that’s completely understandable. For many men facing an advanced diagnosis, surgery will ...

His doctors say Austin, 70, was readmitted to the hospital on New Year’s Day after having minimally invasive surgery December 22 to remove prostate cancer, called a prostatectomy. He was admitted to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have ...