Long-term survival rates following laparoscopic surgery for bladder cancer are comparable to those of open surgery, according to a study published in BJU International. The findings, which come from ...

The gold standard procedure for patients with invasive bladder cancer is open radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and urinary diversion; however, this procedure remains ...

Patients with high grade and/or muscle invasive bladder cancer and with concomitant diseases of the upper urinary tract, e.g. urothelial tumors (transitional cell carcinoma - TCC) or afunctional ...

Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance. It replaces the previous interventional procedures guidance on laparoscopic cystectomy (IPG26). This guidance represents the view of NICE, ...

As more providers adpot robotic surgery technology, more information on comparative effectiveness is raising questions about costs and benefits. Now that the Great Recession is behind and fears of the ...

The global laparoscopic instrument market reached USD 10.8 billion in 2020 and is forecasted to reach USD 22.6 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 11.7% during 2021-2027. Factors such as the shift towards ...

a No deaths were reported. b Three patients underwent cystectomy for atrophic bladder and four female patients for cervical cancer. c Percentage calculated on a total of 27 patients. d Forty male ...

Doctors at Banaras Hindu University successfully performed a rare laparoscopic surgery on a 16-year-old girl with Choledochal Cyst, a condition affecting 1 in 100,000 children. The seven-hour ...

The aim of the study was to compare the number of nodes dissected during laparoscopic and open radical cystoprostatectomy in men or anterior exenteration in women due to muscle invasive bladder ...

Among a variety of high-risk, high-reward investments for health systems, robotic surgery is emerging as a technology with lots of promise as well as conflicting evidence. Now that the Great Recession ...