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 ...
Robotic and open surgery for prostate cancer had similar rates of adverse effects, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers studied the risks of problems with continence ...
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 ...
Telesurgery was as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, according to a small Chinese ...
Hearing the words “you have cancer” is uniquely frightening and devastating, and those life-altering words are spoken to about 250,000 Canadians a year, including over 30,000 men who end up facing a ...
Dr. James Mohler answers the question: 'Will There Be Scarring After Surgery?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: Will there be any scarring after prostate surgery? Answer: After prostate surgery, all ...
In a ground-breaking development for healthcare in West Africa, The Prostate Clinic (TPC) has successfully performed the first-ever robotic prostate cancer surgery in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Fear of recovery

•Lagos hospital makes breakthrough in prostate surgeryBy Doris ObinnaFor decades, prostate disease has remained one of the most feared diagnoses among Nigerian men, often associated with late ...