Dr. Patrick Walsh answers the question: 'Perineal Vs. Retropubic Approach?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What are the differences between a radical perineal prostatectomy and a radical retropubic ...

Dr. Khurshid Guru answers the question: 'Hospital Stay After Prostatectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: How long will I be in the hospital following my radical laparoscopic, perineal, or retropubic ...

Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men, accounting for 29% of male neoplasm diagnoses in the United States alone. Radical prostatectomy remains the preferred treatment for localized ...

Stereotactic body radiotherapy as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated. Toxic effects were comparable to a historical cohort of patients receiving conventionally fractionated ...

RP appears more protective than RT among men with actively treated incidental prostate cancer. Patients with higher-grade incidentally discovered prostate cancer (IPCa) may have better outcomes if ...

From 2004-2009 to 2016-2020, the proportion of patients found to have high-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer after upfront radical prostatectomy increased from 16% to 27% and from 55% to 60%, ...

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, ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive (NASDAQ: ISRG), a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, announced that the Food ...

Radical prostatectomy does not ensure a cure, with one in three men experiencing cancer recurrence and elevated PSA levels within 10 years post-surgery. Significant side effects of prostate removal ...

Urologic surgeon Jose M. Flores, MD is lead author of a new study investigating the risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy when taking ED drugs. There have been conflicting studies ...

Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-SWT) did not improve erectile dysfunction compared to a sham procedure in radical prostatectomy patients. Fewer than 20% of men in the LI-SWT group ...