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Tag Archives: Surgery

Surgery for Chronic Prostatitis

Six men with severely symptomatic, treatment-resistant chronic prostatitis achieved resolution of their disease after undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to results of an ongoing, prospective Phase II clinical trial.  The results were published in the April 2011 issue of UroToday International Journal. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which surgeons need… Continue Reading »


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Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Robotic-Assisted Surgery Can Expect Low Recurrence of Cancer

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010)  A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years. The findings were reported in this month’s issue of the European Urology journal by a team of Henry Ford Hospital… Continue Reading »


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