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Answers to your questions At Mayo Clinic, your doctor takes the time to listen to your questions and explain your options for prostatectomy. A comprehensive personalized approach
Having surgery is a highly personal experience. At Mayo Clinic, your doctor will listen to your individual concerns and issues. He or she will explain all options and approaches to prostatectomy and answer your questions, designing a plan of care that matches your unique needs. Mayo Clinic's extensive experience and technical capabilities with prostatectomy are brought to bear within a reassuring, people-centric setting. Team approach to care A Mayo Clinic surgeon discusses treatment options with colleagues. Experience and expertise
Mayo Clinic urologic surgeons and care teams collaborate with one another on all aspects of care for prostatectomy surgery, bringing unparalleled experience and expertise together for each person's benefit. Mayo Clinic urologists have been performing radical prostatectomy procedures for several decades. Each year, more than 1,300 people choose to have these procedures at Mayo Clinic. Research suggests that surgical outcomes are directly linked to the number of procedures a surgeon has performed. Experienced surgeons Mayo Clinic surgeons have vast experience in all forms of prostatectomy, performing a high volume of procedures each year. Advanced technology and treatment options
Mayo Clinic surgeons are experts in all types of radical prostatectomy, including robot-assisted prostatectomy. Mayo Clinic surgeons pioneered the use of robot-assisted prostatectomy surgery and have been successfully performing and advancing this surgery for many years. Robot-assisted prostatectomy While a surgical team assists at the operating table, a Mayo Clinic surgeon sits at a remote console and uses robotic arms to conduct robot-assisted prostatectomy. Using instruments attached to a robot during laparoscopic surgery helps the surgeon make more-precise movements with surgical tools than is possible with traditional laparoscopic surgery. Mayo Clinic surgeons have been performing and perfecting the radical prostatectomy procedure for decades, both in open and robot-assisted forms, and have contributed significant advances in the understanding of robotic prostatectomy technology and techniques. Research and innovation
Mayo Clinic researchers are actively involved in studying long-term outcomes after radical prostatectomy. For decades, Mayo Clinic has been compiling a database from records of men who have had prostate cancer surgery. Through this database, Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers track treatments and outcomes, helping them develop techniques that offer you the best chance for cancer cure and optimal quality of life. Expertise and rankings
Mayo Clinic urologic surgeons and care teams leverage their decades of experience and expertise as well as research advancement to make sure people having prostatectomy surgery have the best possible outcomes. Experience and expertise
Mayo Clinic urologists have been performing radical prostatectomy procedures for several decades. In fact, on average Mayo surgeons perform more than 1,300 of these procedures each year. Research shows that doctors who perform many prostate surgeries and work in medical centers that care for many men undergoing prostate surgery generally provide superior outcomes. Comprehensive cancer center
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Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments Sept. 01, 2020 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references AskMayoExpert. Radical prostatectomy (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2019. Cunningham GR, et al. Surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed March 31, 2020. Office of Patient Education. Your robotic-assisted prostate surgery. Mayo Clinic; 2018. Surgery for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer foundation. https://www.pcf.org/about-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-treatment/surgery-prostate-cancer/. Accessed March 27, 2020. Partin AW, et al., eds. Simple prostatectomy: Open and robotic-assisted laparoscopic approaches. In: Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology. 12th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 1, 2020. Ilic D, et al. Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017; doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009625.pub2. Moreira DM, et al. Evaluation of pT0 prostate cancer in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. BJU International. 2017; doi:10.1111/bju.13266. Motterle G, et al. The role of radical prostatectomy and lymph node dissection in clinically node positive patients. Frontiers in Oncology. 2019; doi:10.3389/fonc.2019.01395. Warner KJ. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Feb. 24, 2020. Costello AJ. Considering the role of radical prostatectomy in 21st century prostate cancer care. Nature ReviewsUrology. 2020; doi:10.1038/s41585-020-0287-y. Agarwal DK, et al. Initial experience with da Vinci single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomies. European Urology. 2020; doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2019.04.001. Ashfaq A, et al. Incidence and outcomes of ventral hernia repair after robotic retropubic prostatectomy: A retrospective cohort of 570 consecutive cases. International Journal of Surgery. 2017; doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.12.034. Moris L, et al. Impact of lymph node burden on survival of high-risk prostate cancer patients following radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. Frontiers in Surgery. 2016; doi:10.3389/fsurg.2016.00065. Kaushik D, et al. Oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy for patients with pT4 prostate cancer. International Brazilian Journal of Urology. 2016; doi:10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0290. Alshalalfa M, et al. Low PCA3 expression is a marker of poor differentiation in localized prostate tumors: Exploratory analysis from 12,076 patients. Oncotarget. 2017; doi:10.18632/oncotarget.15133. Related
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