The simplistic “cutting it out” concept is deceptively attractive and intuitively reasonable but horribly false. The dastardly underhanded promises of easy surgery and easy recovery from surgeons who wish it were true will leave most men suffering from miserable complications, limp, leaking and robbed of quality-of-life. Most prostate “cancers” are the Gleason 3+3=6 and clinical […]
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the PROSTATE EXAM or DRE
Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS The prostate exam, also known as the DRE (digital rectal exam), is considered a normal part of a man’s physical examination. However, aside from this DRE prostate exam being considered “standard” by physicians and, expected by men as part of their testing, the DRE is highly subjective and […]
MRI May Reduce Need for Prostate Biopsy
Prostate biopsies are one of the only ways to predict an aggressive cancer, but they are painful, inconvenient and somewhat inaccurate. A report from Dr. Ahmed Haddad, fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting showed that multiparametric MRI scans following a suggestive PSA […]
Increased Accuracy in MRI Guided Prostate Biopsies
MRI Guidance for Prostate Biopsies Increases Chances of Finding Aggressive Cancers Traditionally, biopsies to detect prostate cancers rely on ultrasound guidance but a recent study published through the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that MRI may be a more accurate technology. Presented on May 19 at the American Urological Association meeting […]
THE MANY ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY COMPLICATIONS
Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com The robotic prostatectomy is probably associated with more complications than any other surgical procedure. Furthermore, it is the only procedure where its many complications will also impact your spouse/partner and, commonly lifelong. The following will let you understand why the robotic prostatectomy and its many complications is […]
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