New study shows low complication rate after robotic prostatectomy

Acording to a research published in Journal of Endourology, robotic prostatectomy allows a surgeon to look through a set of three-dimensional goggles at a console, while controlling a set of robotic arms across the room that maneuver instrument tips the size of a dime. Studies at high-volume centers have shown that the robotic procedure, which has become more commonplace over the past decade, results in a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss, and faster recovery of sexual and urinary functions compared to the traditional surgical method of radical retropubic prostatectomy.