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: ...

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 ...

Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Docetaxel Plus Vandetanib Versus Docetaxel Plus Placebo in Platinum-Pretreated Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Completed surveys were obtained from 685 (86%) of 797 ...

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, ...

February 23, 2010 — A new study adds to the evidence that laparoscopic prostatectomy (LRP), including that which is robot assisted, and open radical prostatectomy (ORP) are more alike than dissimilar ...

If every urologist could perform advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic assistance would not exist, unless it was proven to benefit the patient. To date, this proof is lacking. The oncological and ...

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 ...

Although minimally invasive prostate removal aided by a robot can lead to less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and fewer complications, there is no evidence that the procedure improves cure rates, ...

The arrival of robotics in surgery has been a roller coaster ride, offering another lesson in how technology in healthcare, unlike most industries, faces challenges to show it’s better than the status ...

(HealthDay News) — Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is associated with reductions in positive surgical margins, postoperative radiation therapy, and 30-day mortality, according to a study ...