The increasing popularity of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has put the field of robotics in the spotlight. However, the relationship between medical robotics and the field of urology is older than most urologists know and it will most likely have a bright future beyond any contemporary application. The objective of this review is to provide an insight into the fundamentals of medical rob...

AIMS The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the localised staging of prostate cancer in those who had undergone radical prostatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The cohort consisted of 110 patients who had undergone MRI for staging of prostate cancer and subsequently underwent radical prostatectomy. T stage was analysed both on MRI and fro...

The increasing incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma has demanded the attention of thoracic surgeons worldwide. Can radical surgery cure mesothelioma or add usefully to the length and quality of life for its victims? The MARS (mesothelioma and radical surgery) trial is open and recruiting in Britain. If the trial proves feasible we will seek to make an international study.

BACKGROUND Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has become one of the mainstays of treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC). Radical surgery is also a classical treatment method for EGC. There have been no systematic clinical studies of the curative effects and adverse events associated with ESD vs. radical surgery for EGC. This study investigated the therapeutic efficacy and safety of ESD an...

Radical cystectomy nowadays is the treatment of choice for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Despite many efforts, the overall, cancer-specific survival and complication rate of patients after this procedure has not changed in the last few decades. In the recent years many fast recovery protocols or “fast track” programs have been designed to become the basis of perioperative management after col...

Bales, G. T., G. S. Gerber, et al. (2000). "Effect of preoperative biofeedback/pelvic floor training on continence in men undergoing radical prostatectomy." Urology 56(4): 62730. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether preoperative biofeedback training improves urinary continence overall or the rate of return of continence in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. METHODS: One hundred men scheduled to ...

OBJECTIVE To perform an analysis of the costs of treatment of varicose ulcers by radical surgery of varices and the use of Unna boot. METHODS Fifteen outpatients were selected to receive treatment of varicose ulcers with radical surgery and Unna boot. The total cost of treatment was calculated (hospitalization, surgery, dressings, and outpatient's follow-up visits) and compared to the cost of...

OBJECTIVE Stricture of the vesicourethral anastomosis remains a well-documented complication after radical retropubic prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 294 patients with prostate cancer who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy. Possible correlations between anastomotic stricture formation, tumor stage, positive surgical margins, number of anastom...

Objective: To investigate the effect of breast conserving surgery and modified radical operation modified radical operation for early stage breast cancer patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 100 cases of early breast cancer patients in our hospital from January 2010 to November 2011 were divided into conserving group (n=50, using breast conserving surgery) and radical group (n=50, usi...

The treatment of breast cancer has evolved over the past 40 years. Followed by radiotherapy, conservative surgical procedures are options increasingly more preferred by surgeons and patients. This paper aims to highlight comparative aspects of local and distant recurrence in patients who had radical or conservative surgery for breast cancer. We performed a retrospective study between January, 2...