Ureteral injury during robot-assisted prostate surgery
Although rare, they found instances when the ureter — tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder — were cut and required repair. In each case, they identified patient characteristics that may forewarn such damage. The study was recently published in the Journal of Endourology. The study – drawing from Henry Ford Hospital’s experience with robot-assisted surgery removal of prostate cancer – was conducted in the context of a steady rise in robot-assisted prostatectomies in the U.S…