Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) was associated with fewer surgical complications compared with open or laparoscopic prostatectomies, a population-based cohort study in Taiwan found. Among ...

When it comes to treatment for prostate cancer, men have a range of options, from active surveillance to radiation to surgery, just to name a few. Which approach to choose is a highly personal ...

(HealthDay News) — From 2003–2010 there was widespread adoption of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), especially among high-volume surgeons, according to a study published online August 26 ...

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 ...

Patients who undergo single-port robotic prostate or kidney surgery tend to have less blood loss and postoperative pain and shorter hospital stays compared with patients undergoing multi-port robotic ...

CT scan in a patient 1 month following robotic prostatectomy Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is associated with higher costs than open radical prostatectomy at the index hospitalization for 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: ...

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, ...

Two interventions to treat large prostates produced similar symptom relief but had different effects on prostate volume and different adverse event profiles, a large randomized trial showed. Baseline ...