The sad truth about prostate cancer surgery
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »Experts say that there are some men who claim no complications following radical surgery/robotics for their prostate cancer. However, in addition to shortening of the penis and a high rate of residual cancer in men after radical surgery/robotics, many men are ...
Preoperative MRI may reduce nerve damage in prostate cancer surgery
Monday, January 30th, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »A new study suggests that Preoperative MRI may help surgeons make better decisions about procedures that may cause nerve damage in men with prostate cancer. Acording to research team, there is a learning curve for prostate MRI. What researchers have found ...
Men’s hopes for robot prostate surgery unrealistic
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been heavily hyped, and a new study suggests that men’s expectations of the surgery may be too high.Researchers found that of 171 men facing prostate cancer surgery, those having robotic surgery expected a shorter ...
Preoperative MRI may reduce risk of nerve damage in prostate cancer surgeries
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »According to a new study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer. For the approach to become more commonplace two things are needed: a better ...
Robotic surgery promises greater precision, less blood loss
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »The reason robotics really took off was the blood loss. A traditional "open" pelvic surgery uses 2 liters of blood (approximately one-half gallon) versus 100 cubic centimeters (approximately 3 ounces) for the minimally invasive, robotically assisted surgery. Once, during a particularly ...
Robot-assisted surgery is not necessarily better than open surgery
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »A new study just published in the Journal of Clincial Oncology pretty much compared the risks of problems with continence and sexual function after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) and open radical prostatectomy among Medicare-eligible men. The results of the study showed ...
Water injection could help surgical removal of the prostate
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »A study presentation at the recent World Conference of Endourology and SWL, in Kyoto Japan showed that by injecting water into and around the neurovascular bundles (NVBs) under ultrasound guidance prior to a radical prostatectomy one can potentially reduce risk ...
Radiation therapy side effects following radical prostatectomy
Monday, December 12th, 2011 Posted in prostatectomy, radiation therapy | No Comments »In many caseas, the radical prostate surgery went fine but the doctor says the pathology report on your prostate indicates the cancer has invaded your seminal vesicles. Then, your urologist refers you to a radiation oncologist who recommends you receive ...
The next step in robotic neurosurgery
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »Surgical robots are nothing new. They’ve been popular for treating prostate cancer for years now (although not everyone agrees on their effectiveness). What’s so special about Robocast is the machine’s level of autonomy. Basically, the robot factors in the surgeon’s inputs ...
Prostatectomy better at teaching hospitals
Monday, November 7th, 2011 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »According to the findings of an international study led by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital, prostate cancer patients who undergo radical prostatectomy get better results at teaching hospitals than at non-academic medical institutions. The researchers suggested that the very nature and ...