A paper just published in European Urology claims that prostate cancer patients treated with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) recover continence and sexual function faster than those treated with non-robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (LRP). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged: continence, erectile function, laparoscopic, LRP, outcome, prostatectomy, RALP, robot-assisted | 2 Comments »
A new analysis of the outcomes of different types of radical prostatectomy appears to show no difference between the patients’ clinical outcomes following laparoscopic (including non-robot-assisted and robot-assisted) categories of surgery (LRP/RALP) and traditional “open” radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) when used to treat Medicare patients of 66 years or older. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: laparoscopic, LRP, outcome, radical, RALP, retropublic, robot-assisted, RRP, surgery | 1 Comment »
In today’s news reports we comment briefly on recent papers that deal with:
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: anticoagulant, chemotherapy, elderly, LRP, outcome, pre-surgical, radiation therapy, radical prostatectomy | 1 Comment »
Today’s news reports include commentary on studies dealing with:
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: bounce, CyberKnife, ED, failure brachytherapy, LRP, lymphadenextomy, outcomes, PSA, RALP, robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, SBRT, sexual function, stereotactic body radiotherapy | Leave a comment »
A study to appear in Lancet Oncology has reported information on the surgical learning curve associated with (non-robotic) laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). The study appears to confirm prior reports that LRP is a difficult technique to learn to do well. … READ MORE …
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Today’s inauguration day (here in the USA) news reports address:
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: bone mineral density, Diagnosis, genistein, LRP, obesity, outcomes, prostaglandin, prostate weight, PSA levels, risk, soy | Leave a comment »
There are three reports in our first daily report for 2009, dealing with issues as varied as genetic profiling for prostate cancer risk, the relative merits of LRP and RALP, and the management of geriatric prostate cancer patients who are on long-term hormone therapy. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: gene, geriatric, hormone, LRP, RALP, risk, SNPs | 10 Comments »
With at least a dozen new reports available today, we have chosen to focus only on the most significant, several of which may be of clinical importance now or in the near future. Most of the other items provide minimal new information and can be accessed through the UroToday web site by those who are interested. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: BMI, body mass index, dexamethasone, docetaxel, genetic testing, genetics, laparoscopic surgery, LRP, prior malignancies, RALP | Leave a comment »
Not to be outdone by all the recent new gizmos associated with radiotherapy, the surgical community is working hard to improve apparent outcomes to radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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Touijer et al. have published the first 10-year follow-up and outcome data on patients treated using (non-robot-assisted) laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, LRP, outcomes | 2 Comments »
In today’s reports, we include items on:
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment | Tagged: LRP, MRI, PCA3, salvage, stress incontinence | Leave a comment »
Today’s news addresses such issues as:
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment | Tagged: electroporation, LRP, MRI, MSRI, obese, RALP, understaging | Leave a comment »
