How does the Texas Prostate Center s Robotic Prostatectomy Technique differ from others?
Our philosophy is to maximize cancer control rates without sacrificing the patient’s quality of life with regards to potency and continence. Furthermore, we strongly believe that both cancer control and quality of life outcomes are more dependent on the surgeon’s knowledge of the natural history of prostate cancer growth and spread in the prostate, the intricate surgical anatomy of the prostate and surrounding structures, and the surgeon’s experience in this specialized type of surgery. Less important are the tools or methods used to perform the surgery. At the Texas Prostate Center, we take the time to evaluate the unique features the differentiate every patient’s case, including the amount, grade and location of the tumor, and then apply an individualized approach to maximize cancer control without sacrificing quality of life outcomes like continence and potency. However, it is well established that in some men with larger, higher grade tumors, a wider excision of the prostate that m
