The Robotic Surgeon Blog

  • Port placement in robotic renal surgery from Henry Ford and Kuala Lumpur

    A structured process for achieving optimal port placement for robotic transperitoneal renal surgery From the World Congress of Endourology Source: UroToday M.J. Fumo1, K.K. Badani , S. Kaul , A. Shrivastava , S. Dusik-Fenton , F. Ogunfitidimi , S. Murali , N. Ashani , K. Arumunga , R.H Littleton , J.O. Peabody , R.M. Sahabudin…

  • ergo

    From the World Congress of Endourology Source UroToday Saturday, 19 August 2006 O Elhage1, AP Shortland , BJ Challacombe , D Murphy , A Sahai , P Dasgupta 2 1 1 1 11Department of Urology, Guy’s Hospital and GKT School of Medicine, London, UK, One SmallStep Gait Laboratory, Thomas Guy House, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK.2…

  • Evidence based medicine and prostate cancer screening

    Evidence based medicine involves a practitioner using the best available clinical studies and their clinical judgement. There have been several websites that have helped assimilate all the available information and give a conclusion in easy to read format for physicians and patients alike. The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organisation, providing up-to-date information about…

  • UCLA researchers come up with a better way to counsel patients

    Medical care can be a gamble–and patients often don’t understand the odds. University of California researchers aim to change that, with an interactive Web-based tool that they are calling the roulette wheel. This color-coded visual model uses a computer algorithm to help patients and their doctors assess the possible outcomes of different treatments. Source: Time.com…

  • Prostate Size a Limitation for Surgery?

    I recently saw a patient who had been biopsied by another urologist, found to have cancer and sent to a second urologist for evaluation for surgery. That second urologist does not do robotic prostatectomies and did not mention the option. He was also put off by the size of the prostate as estimated by ultrasound…

  • Associates in Urology looking to add a second robotic surgeon

    New Jersey Urologist with interest in Robotics   Associates in Urology, a 9 urologist group located in West Orange, NJ, is seeking a BC/BE urologist for a position on a partnership tract.   The applicant should have a strong interest in minimally invasive urology including robotics.  Fellowship or residency training in robotics and laparoscopy is preferred.…

  • Prostate Surgery Outcomes

    I am in the process of putting together a personal website that wil be dedicated to prostate cancer and a resource for my patient’s and for urologists visiting the training center. I have updated my statistics for my davinci prostatectomy patients at www.roboticcancer.com

  • Low Blow: One mans story about his prostate surgery and recovery

    Low Blow – One man’s battle with prostate cancer: MSNBC.com This is one mans story about his bout with prostate cancer and his recovery from robotic prostatectomy. Mr. Stuckey should be commended for sharing his story, as it will help thousands of men deal with their cancer more effectively. Much of the anxiety men deal…

  • Prostate cancer choices

    Bloomberg.com: Prostate Cancer Hits One in Six Men, Fuels Angst Over Testing “These five stories tell a larger one. Within the U.S. medical community, sometimes within the same hospital, a debate is taking shape that may upend prostate cancer care. Doctors no longer agree on how to diagnose this disease or what to do about…