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 ...

A new trial from China published in the BMJ journal revealed that telesurgery was non-inferior to standard local robotic ...

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 ...

Jan. 01, 2009 -- Question: Can I have a penile prosthesis implanted at the time of my prostatectomy, and what is the success rate of penile prosthesis surgery? Answer: Many men wish to have their ...

With Men’s Health Week approaching, it is a good time to encourage open discussions about various health conditions, particularly prostate health. Driven by embarrassment, misconceptions, and a lack ...

LAS VEGAS -- Focused ultrasound ablation for prostate cancer proved at least equivalent to radical prostatectomy for failure-free survival, according to a randomized trial reported here. After 3 years ...

Telesurgery is noninferior to local robotic urologic surgery, according to results of a randomized trial reported in the BMJ.

Forty-two percent of websites that mentioned robotic prostatectomy did not mention associated risks, according to a study in Health Affairs. Researchers studied internet marketing of robotic surgery ...