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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. David Samadi, robotic prostatectomy innovator, believes prostate cancer treatment should be one of the most informed decisions a man makes. But some patients take a leap of faith with medical ...

In my last blog post, I discussed why I believe surgical removal of the prostate is the best option for most men with prostate cancer. For those patients who agree, the next question is which way ...

Dr. David Samadi is the Director of Men’s Health and Urologic Oncology at St. Francis Hospital, one of the top hospitals on Long Island. Dr. Samadi is a world-renowned prostate cancer expert and ...

operating room No. 4. But that's no flashlight-wielding spelunker transmitting from the hinterlands. It's the da Vinci Surgical System -- and it's projecting full-color video, magnified 10 times, from ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Victoria. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia was in on the ground floor of the surgical revolution that is Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) and ...