When robotic surgery systems first rolled out, devices took up a large footprint in the operating room. Now, the da Vinci SP, or single port unit, consolidates a camera and tools into one arm. It ...

WORCESTER — When Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff was training as a urologist in the early 1990s, he recalled that the advice for surgical incisions was “the bigger the better.” Fast forward to Tuesday, and his ...

Objective: To review the current medical literature on robotic prostatectomy (RP) and report clinical outcomes of this newly developed technique. Data Source: A MEDLINE search was performed using the ...

Oct. 25—dbeard @dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN — Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center is the first in the region to establish a single port robotic surgery flip room — an arrangement to better serve ...

In an advancement for minimally invasive care, a first-ever procedure using two separate surgery robots was successfully completed. A urologist at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical ...

(TNS) — When Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff was training as a urologist in the early 1990s, he recalled that the advice for surgical incisions was “the bigger the better.” Fast forward to Tuesday, and his two ...

A BREAKTHROUGH IN PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN CINCINNATI, AND ONE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND DOCTOR ARE UTILIZING IT WITH EARLY SUCCESS. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S MEGAN MITCHELL SPOKE WITH ...

A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery. The results add to ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A Cedar Rapids surgeon recently has begun deploying a new surgical robot in UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's operating room, making him among the first physicians in the nation to use the ...

NORMAL — Da Vinci is operating in Bloomington-Normal and, this time, the masterpieces are hysterectomies and prostatectomies. The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System program is expanding at Advocate ...

Intuitive Surgical ($ISRG) endured a rough 2013 first quarter dealing with increased safety concerns over its da Vinci surgical robot, culminating with a judge ...