Various Prostate Cancer Surgery Options
When cancer is confined to the prostate gland, one of the most common forms of treatment is surgical removal of the entire prostate, known as a radical prostatectomy. There are several different ways this is performed, including the minimally invasive laparoscopic version which involves only a few small incisions in the abdomen. The major problem [...]
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Men who require surgery on their prostate gland have more choices today, thanks to a process called Minimally Invasive Surgery, according to Health Notes, a publication from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
An October newsletter titled Health Notes from Washington University physicians said urologists lead the way in laparoscopic prostate surgery, which [...]