Re: Comparing Relapse Survival of Biopsy Gleason Scores 3 & 4, etc.

[Guest guest]

This was an eye opener to say the least:

snip>>Data at our institution as well as a recently published article

in the Journal of Clinical Oncology have shown inferior outcomes for

laparoscopic prostatectomy. <<snip

[Guest guest]

Laurel, Laparoscopic surgery, does not mean the DaVinci was involved.

We do tons of laparoscopic surgeries, without the robot. Some Uros

even do prostates with the laparoscope, but not with the DaVinci. It's

hands on the instruments directly, image to a monitor(s).

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> Perhaps I am mis-reading your post, but I thought that by definition,

> laparoscopic means robotic?

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[Guest guest]

Laurel, Laparoscopic surgery, does not mean the DaVinci was involved.

We do tons of laparoscopic surgeries, without the robot. Some Uros

even do prostates with the laparoscope, but not with the DaVinci. It's

hands on the instruments directly, image to a monitor(s).

>

> ,

>

> Perhaps I am mis-reading your post, but I thought that by definition,

> laparoscopic means robotic?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Laurel, Laparoscopic surgery, does not mean the DaVinci was involved.

We do tons of laparoscopic surgeries, without the robot. Some Uros

even do prostates with the laparoscope, but not with the DaVinci. It's

hands on the instruments directly, image to a monitor(s).

>

> ,

>

> Perhaps I am mis-reading your post, but I thought that by definition,

> laparoscopic means robotic?

>

>