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Marc Greenstein

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (16)

Radical Surgery to Treat Prostatitis

I was recently contacted by another urologist who asked me a very interesting question - Are you aware of using a radical prostatectomy to treat prostatitis? Prostatitis is an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. There are different grades of prostatitis. Acute bacterial prostatitis develops when a bacteria grows inside the cells of... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/21/2007, comments (2)

Advice for Partners of Those Undergoing Prostate Surgery

Dear Dr. Motola, As the wife of one who is scheduled for robotic prostate surgery in a few weeks, I would welcome any advice or insights about how to best care for and help my husband. What should I expect and how much should I do or not do? The post-operative recovery period after the robotic surgery is similar to... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/10/2007, comments (0)

The Results Are In: Do Robotic Prostatectomies Work?

In the October 2007 edition of the journal Cancer, the first article reviewing five years of data on robotic prostatectomies was published. This is a landmark paper in the field of robotic surgery and prostate cancer. Dr. Mani Menon, a urologist at Henry Ford Hospital, senior authored this paper reviewing his experience of 2,766 men who... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/16/2007, comments (2)

Urinary Incontinence after Robotic Prostatectomy

I would like to continue reviewing robotic surgery and its advantages to open prostate surgery. One of the main complications from prostate cancer surgery is urinary incontinence. The sphincter muscle that controls the storage of urine in the bladder can become damaged from surgery. The damage can be mild or severe depending on the extent of... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/31/2007, comments (0)

Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?

I would like to continue discussing my previous entry about cryoablation for prostate cancer. If you recall, I mediated an UsToo Prostate Cancer Support Group Meeting discussing prostate cryoablation. A gentleman asked a very intriguing question: "Do you have to treat the entire prostate gland if a man has prostate cancer?"... Read more Chevron

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