MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation associated with less blood loss, shorter stays, and less pain than robotic prostatectomy.

The first direct comparison between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open surgery (radical retropubic prostatectomy) has ended in a tie. Early results from an international, randomized, ...

Assaad El-Hakim, MD, FRCS(C), Fellow in Urology, Cornell Institute of Robotic Surgery, Department of Urology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY ...

ORLANDO -- Three experienced surgeons needed more than 1,600 cases to achieve acceptable outcomes with robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), data from a retrospective chart review showed ...

University Hospital has a new surgical option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer: a laparoscopic prostatectomy. The minimally invasive procedure has a shorter recovery time than traditional open ...

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 ...

Cancer specialists explain what a prostatectomy is and who might need one - Treatment for prostate cancer has come a long way ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robot surgery for prostate cancer lowered the rate of urinary complications compared with hands-on surgery in a new Italian study. While the study was small and contradicts ...

General Motors’ U.S. auto sales fell 12 percent in January compared to the same month last year, the company said Monday, with the auto giant delivering fewer cars due to extreme weather across the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being obese may increase the cost of surgery for men with prostate cancer -- at least the more traditional forms of the procedure, a new study suggests. Researchers found ...