The Robotic Surgeon Blog
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One mans journey in deciding on robotic surgery for his prostate cancer
The ultimate deadline Chicago Tribune: “The ultimate deadline Faced with conflicting medical advice, newsman Robert Jordan took the road less traveled to treat his prostate cancer By Robert Jordan Special to the Tribune Published June 18, 2006” This story was given to me by a patient. Mr. Jordan has done excellent research and has hit…
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Truly "robotic" surgery in the future?
MTB Europe – Robotic surgery guided by 3-D ultrasound scanner: “Surgery Robotic surgery guided by 3-D ultrasound scanner 7 November 2006 Durham, N.C. USA. Duke University engineers have shown that a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner they developed can successfully guide a surgical robot.” I discussed how the daVinci robotic system is a master-slave system several months…
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PCA3 gene in detecting prostate cancer.
There is a new company that is using the PCA3 gene that has obtained approval in Europe. In the US there are 2 companies that have the test, Ameripath and Bostwick laboratories, currently the PCA3-plus test. We have had a lengthy discussion about this test on another blog entry on my site. The test works…
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da Vinci robot in Athens
ekathimerini.com The mechanical arms…: “The mechanical arms of the first robotic machine capable of performing surgery were seen yesterday when the Da Vinci robotic system was presented by the private Athens Medical Center.” It is not very clear if the robot was passing through, but it appears that this unit in Athens may be the…
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Muscle breakdown after robotic kidney surgery
I recently had a patient who had muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) of a buttock muscle after a robotic removal of part of a kidney for tumor. I found a nice review of this problem on urotoday’s site that had an article from the BJU. The urologist that wrote the article were from the Department of Urology,…
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Removing the kidney in advanced kidney cancer
UroToday – Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience: “Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience Written by Ralph V. Clayman, MD Thursday, 09 November 2006 Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience The paper from MD Anderson shows a shorter hospital stay for these patients…
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John Hopkins researchers find over expression of a muscle protein in prostate cancer cells
UroToday – ‘Muscle’ Protein Drives Prostate Cancer: “Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have for the first time implicated the muscle protein myosin VI in the development of prostate cancer and its spread. In a series of lab studies with human prostate cancer cells, the Hopkins scientists were surprised to find overproduction of…
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Firefighters may be at higher risk of developing prostate cancer
Firefighters at High Risk for Cancer – Forbes.com: “‘For testicular cancer there is a 100 percent increase in risk, for multiple myeloma there is a 50 percent increased risk, for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma it’s a 50 percent increased risk, and for prostate cancer it’s a 28 percent increased risk, compared with non-firefighters,’ he said.”
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da Vinci robot makes top 10 list of all time robots
SoulCast – The 50 Best Robots Ever: “08. DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM In the future, you’ll beg to be operated on by a machine. Credit Intuitive Surgical’s 2000 robot, a fusion of arms, cameras, and instruments that allows doctors to slice into patients remotely. Procedures done with the da Vinci are more precise than when…