Dr. Guru answers the question: 'What Is A Radical Retropubic Prostectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is a radical retropubic prostatectomy? Answer: A radical retropubic prostatectomy is one of ...

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 ...

A 76-year-old man underwent retropubic prostatectomy for obstructive symptoms 10 years ago. He now presents with newly diagnosed prostate carcinoma, Gleason score 4 (2+2), PSA 8.2, stage T1c, prostate ...

Sildenafil is frequently the first-line treatment for post-radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) erectile dysfunction (ED) with maximum treatment satisfaction rates ...

Assaad El-Hakim, MD, FRCS(C), Fellow in Urology, Cornell Institute of Robotic Surgery, Department of Urology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY ...

Studies have shown that approximately 16% of patients with localised prostate cancer regret their treatment choice. A new study compares differences in satisfaction and regret between patients who ...

Objective: To show the impact of learning curve and patient selection on complication rate and biochemical recurrence-free survival of a UK radical prostatectomy series for localised prostate cancer ...

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 ...

A multi-institutional study of 3,794 patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to determine the surgical learning curve for positive margins and operating time.

ORLANDO – Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is associated with significantly higher costs than laparoscopic prostatectomy (LRP) or open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), yet the ...

Prostatectomy refers to the surgical removal of a part or the whole of the prostate gland. Prostatectomy is the therapeutic approach commonly chosen to treat patients with prostate cancer that has not ...

Prostatectomy of Low Risk Prostate Cancer In a study, women undergoing a transobturator sling procedure had a 2.4-fold higher risk of reoperation for recurrent stress urinary incontinence than those ...