Sentara engaged in robotic surgery study

Client Newson April 22nd, 2010

Sentara Healthcare

The long term benefits of using robotic machines in prostate  surgery have yet to be proven, according to a new study conducted at the Sentara Health System/Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. According to Reuters,  for the study, researchers evaluated 785 men who underwent four types of treatment for prostate gland cancer. The procedures included both robot-assisted surgery and conventional open surgery, as well as the implanting of cancer cell- killing radioactive “seeds,” and cryotherapy.

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