IS HIFU A Safe Prostate Cancer Treatment Option?

The prostate gland is located between the bladder & urethra. The prostate helps make semen, which carries sperm from the testicles when a man ejaculates. In the United States, Prostate cancer affects 230,000 men each year with approximately 30,000 fatalities. Dr. David Samadi states that an MRI fusion biopsy is the best method of prostate cancer detection.

Peter Latos Prostate Cancer Foundation Gala: Dr. David Samadi is Honored

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Dr. David Samadi at the robot in the operating room explaining advancements in prostate cancer surgery

Prostate cancer expert, Dr. David Samadi, demonstrates his own SMART technique for robotic surgery. The Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique (SMART) in an innovative approach to removal of the cancerous prostate. During surgery, Dr. Samadi does not open the side of the prostate and he does not suture the dorsal vein complex.

Dr. David Samadi's approach to robotic prostate cancer surgery: The SMART Technique

SMART Surgery Technique (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique) was innovated by Dr. David Samadi. Having completed fellowship training in both urologic oncology and laparoscopy, Dr Samadi's technique builds on oncologic principles learned with open radical prostatectomy and transferred to a robotic approach.

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Understanding prostate cancer treatment options and which treatment option is right for each patient: surgery or radiation.

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