Doctors at Detroit Medical Center are treating prostate cancer with cryoablation, an innovative procedure that freezes cancer cells and preserves surrounding tissue. Patients usually return home the same…
Less pain and no incisions are just two benefits of robotically assisted surgery thanks to the da Vinci Surgical System. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical…
Urethroplasty is a surgical procedure to correct scar tissue blockage of the urethra called urethral stricture. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
This video discusses recent studies that show a correlation between hysterectomy surgery and eventual stress-urinary incontinence surgery. References and Resources Magos, A. Does hysterectomy cause urinary incontinence?. The…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses the advantages of laparoscopy. References and Resources Ahmad G, Duffy JM, Phillips K, Watson…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of small study suggests that radiotherapy can be safely used to treat prostate cancer in HIV-infected men, having no long-term effect…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Semen cryopreservation can be successfully performed in pubertal boys who are to undergo gonadotoxic cancer treatment, according to a report in the October…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert about complications related to transvaginal placement of surgical mesh devices used to repair…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Passive cycling movements and transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation during hemodialysis can improve blood pressure and enhance removal of urea and phosphate, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High pregnancy rates can be achieved after in vitro fertilization via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using sperm cryopreserved before treatment of malignancy in…
