Recent news on Prostatectomy

AUA 2007 - Utilization of Radical Prostatectomy in Elderly Men in ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,The researchers sought to characterize the utilization of radical prostatectomy among elderly men in the United States, and compare outcomes of radical

AUA: Testosterone Replacement Found Useful for Post-Prostatectomy ...  -  25 May 2007
MedPage Today,..."There has been a lot of concern that exogenous testosterone might stimulate occult prostate cancer cells left behind after prostatectomy.

AUA 2007 - Surgeon Experience Independently Predicts Biochemical ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,ANAHEIM, CA (UroToday.com) - “SURGEON EXPERIENCE INDEPENDENTLY PREDICTS BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE FOLLOWING RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY FOR ORGAN CONFINED

AUA 2007 - Developments in the Natural Treatment History of Stage ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,The data suggest that radical prostatectomy may offer long-term cancer specific survival to patients with positive lymph nodes. The role of adjuvant therapy

AUA 2007 - The Tyrol Prostate Cancer Demonstration Project (1988 ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,In men presenting with T2, T2 lesions surgical removal of the prostate was recommended; 89.3% of these men were treated with radical prostatectomy,

Prostate Cancer: High Pretreatment PSA Velocity Predicts Worse Outcome  -  25 May 2007
Science Daily (press release)Article: "Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality After Radical Prostatectomy or External Beam Radiation Therapy in Men With 1 or More High-Risk Factors,"

AUA 2007 - Obesity Is Associated with Poorer Clinical Outcomes in ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,727 radical prostatectomy patients of European American ancestry who underwent radical prostatectomy from 1995 to 2003 were stratified for obesity (BMI>30),

AUA 2007 - Long - Term Functional and Oncological Outcomes of ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,AND ONCOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURAL NERVE INTERPOSITION GRAFTING DURING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY�.

AUA 2007 - Plenary Session: Point-Counterpoint; "PCPT Trial: Why ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,He stated that Dr. Walsh's radical prostatectomy population was 81% low risk, so how could he argue that finasteride was unnecessary in these patients when

Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with robot technology can ...  -  May 23, 2007
News-Medical.net,The study demonstrates that even in a high volume center with an established laparoscopic radical prostatectomy program, which has been in place at

Pathological and Long-Term Outcomes of Clinical T3 Prostate Cancer ...  -  May 23, 2007
DG NewsThe role of radical prostatectomy (RP) is controversial in these patients. Therefore, researchers undertook a study to assess the rate of favourable

AUA 2007 - SUO Session: Prostate Cancer IV; Post-Radical ...  -  May 20, 2007
UroToday,ANAHEIM, CA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Joseph Smith, Vanderbilt University moderated a session on "Post-Radical Prostatectomy Management Options for the Positive

New Procedure Helps Men Minimize Incontinence After Prostatectomy  -  May 14, 2007
DG News..."Modifying existing tissues, our technique added only a few minutes to standard robotic prostatectomy, yet attained a 95% continence rate among patients 16

Simple Modification Restores Urinary Continence After Prostatectomy  -  May 14, 2007
MedPage Today,NEW YORK, May 14 -- Urinary continence after a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy can be only 10 minutes away, according to surgeons here.

Robotic Surgery May Improve Survival Rate For Prostate Cancer Patients  -  May 21, 2007
Newswise (press release)The study demonstrates that even in a high volume center with an established laparoscopic radical prostatectomy program, which has been in place at

AUA 2007 - Favorable Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Seminal ...  -  May 22, 2007
UroToday,They hypothesized that a significant proportion of patients with either seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) or lymph node invasion (LNI) at radical prostatectomy

Buzz on Business: Dr. Springhart speaks at symposium  -  May 22, 2007
Shreveport Times,Topics included post prostatectomy incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and precise anatomical techniques related to robotically-assisted prostatectomy.

NYP/Weill Cornell Urologists Present At 2007 AUA Conference  -  May 21, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The fear of incontinence is often a key factor in a patient's decision for or against prostatectomy. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, director of Robotic Prostatectomy

Robotic Procedure Improves Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients  -  May 21, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Using robotic technology to perform laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) surgery may improve survival rates for

Clinical and pathological features of screen vs. non-screen ...  -  May 21, 2007
SpiritIndia,Pathological stage and surgical margins are important predictors of prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

Breakthrough in prevention of post-surgical urinary incontinence  -  May 16, 2007
News-Medical.net,..."Modifying existing tissues, our technique added only a few minutes to standard robotic prostatectomy, yet attained a 95 percent continence rate among

AUA 2007 - Curtain Dissection of the Lateral Prostatic Fascia and ...  -  May 21, 2007
UroToday,ANAHEIM, CA (UroToday.com) - “Curtain Dissection of the Lateral Prostatic Fascia and Potency Following Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - A Veil of

AUA 2007 - The Effect of Surgical Volume on the Rate of Seconday ...  -  May 21, 2007
UroToday,...presented “The Effect of Surgical Volume on the Rate of Seconday Treatment After Radical Prostatectomy� (ABST#556 - Localized Prostate Cancer II).

Quality of Life after Different Treatment for Localized Prostate ...  -  May 18, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),There were differences in the ages of these patients with a median of 61 years in the prostatectomy group, 64 years in the brachytherapy group and 68 years

Procedure minimizes prostate incontinence  -  May 14, 2007
United Press International..."Modifying existing tissues, our technique added only a few minutes to standard robotic prostatectomy -- to remove the prostate, yet attained a 95 percent

Use of MRI and MRS With New Surgical Technique Proves Helpful  -  May 16, 2007
MedIndia,MRI and MRS can provide a roadmap of the prostate and assist in surgical planning of robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP),

AUA 2007 - Prostate Cancer Basic Research (II)  -  May 21, 2007
UroToday,Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Rescues Erectile Dysfunction of a Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy Model" (ABSTR 271) was presented by Ryuichi Kato,

PLAN YOUR LIFE  -  May 18, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),Now, after a successful prostatectomy, the 52-year-old bluesman is back in business and playing a series of free shows at the House of Blues restaurant.

Adjuvant Weekly Docetaxel For Patients With High Risk Prostate ...  -  May 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In the May, 2007 issue of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Adam Kibel and collaborators report a pilot study on adjuvant docetaxel in post radical prostatectomy

For men, a saving surgery  -  Apr 30, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,On Wednesday, doctor and patient reunited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hastings' operation, the first-ever "nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy.

AUA 2007 - The Cytoprotective Chaperone, Clusterin, is Associated ...  -  May 22, 2007
UroToday,A tissue microarrary (TMA) was constructed for 64 radical prostatectomy specimens from a multicenter Phase II trial of neoadjuvant combined androgen

Robotic Surgery With 3D In HD  -  May 3, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Traditional radical prostatectomy, which is the removal of the prostate gland, requires a large, 8-10 inch incision. The da Vinci Prostatectomy involves

Medical First Performed in Lufkin  -  May 9, 2007
KTRE,Memorial hospital urologist, Dr. Odell Dean, performed a prostatectomy Wednesday morning in Lufkin. It wasn't the first prostate removal for the 16-year

Sciele Enters Into Exclusive License Agreement with Plethora ...  -  May 24, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Most recently, the ErecAid has been found to be effective for men that fail Medical Management and for men recovering from prostatectomy.

AUA: Intermittent Androgen Ablation for Prostate Cancer Rivals ...  -  May 21, 2007
MedPage Today,The findings came from a study involving 244 patients who had biochemical relapse (PSA ≥1 ng/mL) following a radical prostatectomy.

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