Dr. Catalona answers the question: 'Recovery Time After Prostatectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: How long is the recovery time after laparoscopic, perineal or retropubic prostatectomy? Answer: It's ...

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 ...

A 76-year-old man underwent retropubic prostatectomy for obstructive symptoms 10 years ago. He now presents with newly diagnosed prostate carcinoma, Gleason score 4 (2+2), PSA 8.2, stage T1c, prostate ...

The first direct comparison between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open surgery (radical retropubic prostatectomy) has ended in a tie. Early results from an international, randomized, ...

No significant differences observed in standard oncologic outcomes and quality of life at 12 weeks. Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) results in similar functional outcomes at 12 weeks ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy with different techniques all experienced similar readmission rates, according to a Renal and Urology News report. In a study of more than ...

Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Docetaxel Plus Vandetanib Versus Docetaxel Plus Placebo in Platinum-Pretreated Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Completed surveys were obtained from 685 (86%) of 797 ...

Predictive value of PSA halving index (PSAHI) in patients (pts) with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HPRC): Results from a randomized phase II trial with docetaxel (D) ± estramustine phopshate (E) ...