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 ...

Adding a surgery-specific module to a perioperative telemedicine programme significantly improved functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy, resulting in better urinary continence, a reduced ...

Dr. Patrick Walsh answers the question: 'Perineal Vs. Retropubic Approach?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What are the differences between a radical perineal prostatectomy and a radical retropubic ...

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy reduced short-term complication risk by nearly half versus open surgery. Learn more from ...

The chances of erectile function recovery improved when patients received radiation treatment more than 16 months after surgery. SAN DIEGO—The timing of adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy (RT) can ...

Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men, accounting for 29% of male neoplasm diagnoses in the United States alone. Radical prostatectomy remains the preferred treatment for localized ...

Stereotactic body radiotherapy as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated. Toxic effects were comparable to a historical cohort of patients receiving conventionally fractionated ...

In patients with a high suspicion of prostate cancer as determined by molecular imaging, avoiding biopsy prior to radical prostatectomy appeared to be feasible, and "might represent a valid option in ...

The use of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant medications has increased due to irregular diets, limited physical activity, and ...

Salvage radical prostatectomy (RP) after radiation therapy is associated with increased risk of surgical complications relative to primary RP. Compared with primary radical prostatectomy (RP) for ...