Preoperative MR can help surgeons limit nerve damage while performing a robotic assisted laparascopic prostatectomy -- saving some men from becoming impotent, according to a study performed at the ...

Preoperative prostate magnetic resonance imaging can help urologic surgeons spare the neurovascular bundle (which controls a man's erectile function and continence) during a robotic assisted ...

Use of a surgically derived nomogram to predict high likelihood of Gleason score upgrading for favorable-risk prostate cancer treated with permanent seed brachytherapy. Background: Predictors of ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been used since 2000; however, no head-to-head trial has yet ...

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 ...

After receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis and experiencing the many emotions that can come with it, deciding on a course of treatment can be overwhelming. It's daunting to want to make the right ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer), but it can often be treated successfully. It affects the ...

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: ...

"Robotic prostatectomy has superior or at least equal oncologic efficacy and complication rates compared to open prostatectomy," writes Michael O. Koch, MD, from the Indiana University School of ...