University Hospital has a new surgical option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer: a laparoscopic prostatectomy. The minimally invasive procedure has a shorter recovery time than traditional open ...

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 ...

The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

Surgeon Dr. Daniel Costa, Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, tells KERA’s Sam Baker the new procedure uses ultrasound to destroy tumors in the prostate. How does the ...

Q: Sometimes my 4-year-old is impossible to control, and I really want to spank him. Do you think that’s OK? — Kelly J., Springfield, Mo. A: It’s great that you asked; it shows you know that spanking ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ University of Wisconsin-Madison surgeons have tried a new way to remove cancerous prostate glands that they hope will make the operation easier for men to tolerate and cut the ...

The presence of scar tissue, periprostatic fibrosis, and inflammation due to previous surgery increases the complexity of some surgical tasks, according to investigators. Undergoing radical ...