Reuters Health - NEW YORK |
Robot surgery for
prostate cancer lowered the rate of urinary complications compared with
hands-on surgery in a new Italian study.
While the study was small and
contradicts earlier results, it's important because robot surgery has
quickly overtaken cheaper alternatives in the U.S., helped by hospitals
aggressively marketing the technology.
Cooperberg said surgeon skill and experience
is more important than the technology they use. Patients, he added,
should not be afraid to ask their surgeon about his or her outcomes.
And that, perhaps, is the strongest conclusion from the new report.
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