Single-port robotic surgery improves patient ratings of scarring after urologic procedures

The use of next-generation, single-port surgical robots leads to improved cosmetic outcomes and patient perceptions of scarring after robotic kidney, bladder, or prostate surgery, reports a study in Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. The results show “an appreciable cosmetic and psychometric difference” in patients undergoing urologic surgery […]