Ureteral injury during robot-assisted prostate surgery

There may be warning signs to help surgeons avoid damaging part of the urinary system during robot-assisted surgical removal of prostate cancer, ultimately preventing the expense of additional surgery, according to researchers. 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.http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/g...