Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A common condition many women feel they just have to live with is now highly treatable. Pelvic organ prolapse can cause discomfort and disrupt daily life, but new robotic ...

The robotic surgery team at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit treated its first bladder cancer patient with a procedure that creates a new bladder using parts from the patient’s colon. The minimally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you’re fine in the morning, ...

Robotic-assisted suspension of the cervix: (from left) Dr. Carolin Schröder, Prof. Dr. Dominique Könsgen-Mustea and Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexander Mustea, Director of the Department of Gynaecology and ...

A bladder prolapse (cystocele) is a common condition in which your bladder pushes into your vagina due to weakened pelvic muscles. It’s highly treatable with exercise or surgery. Bladder prolapse ...

Some people can manage a prolapsed bladder, or cystocele, with conservative treatments and without surgery. If a prolapse does not cause problems or block urine flow, it is unlikely to require surgery ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Some women are reluctant to talk about prolapse. Dr. Michael Bonidie, a urogynecologist and the director of robotic gynecology at UPMC specializes in the condition and treats women ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 80 years old and have a prolapsed bladder. I'm using a pessary, but I'd like to have my bladder repaired instead. What is the least invasive option? Even at an advanced age, ...

Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...

A cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe Urologists are surgeons who diagnose and treat disorders of the urinary tract, ...