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THE MANY ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY COMPLICATIONS

May 22, 2015 by Bert Vorstman MD

B​ert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS w​ww.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 not for you.
> the dangers of the robotic prostatectomy are clearly evident from a Google search by the endless lawsuits filed against surgeons and the robot device manufacturer
> the scores of self­reported harms listed on the FDA’s own product safety system, MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) ­ representing only about 8% of actual adverse events
> the warnings issued by the USPSTF (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force), a Government oversight agency and that the harms of PSA­based prostate cancer screening and treatment outweigh any benefits
> the many warnings from a number of physicians and organizations
> the robot makers themselves who clearly recognize the device dangers for radical prostatectomy as their disclaimers are getting longer with each revision
These many warnings about​the dangers of the robotic prostatectomy are even more egregious when you also realize that:
> the FDA urology panelists approved fraudulently, the robotic device as safe and effective for use in the radical prostatectomy on the basis of some low­level and irrelevant gallbladder studies only and, without a single case of prostate cancer being included in that trial
> the AUA labelled the radical prostatectomy as “standard” for treating the common Gleason 3+3=6 “cancer” which LACKS the very hallmarks of a cancer. In essence, many men are treated for a disease which needs no treatment, undergo surgery with a scientifically unproven device and, are often left limp and leaking
> 2­3% of ALL men diagnosed with prostate cancer will die from their disease but only if they have high­grade prostate cancer. The Gleason 3+3=6 is NOT a health risk
Read More about the many Robotic Prostatectomy Complications >
https://urologyweb.com/robotic­prostatectomy­complications/

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