Prostate Cancer Surgery Prostatectomy

Prostate cancer surgery prostatectomy choices are based on your understanding of your cancer, the prostatectomy options available to you, along with the ability and experience of your surgeon. If you have advanced prostate cancer then using any form of radical prostatectomy along with cystectomy and removal of other tissue in the area of the prostate may be needed. Adjunct therapies such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone treatments may also be used.  Diagnosis is important to determine the solutions needed to resolve the cancer and at the same time keep your body functioning as near to normal as possible.

Prostate cancer surgery results improve the earlier you get the cancer diagnosed, this is why getting yourself a prostate exam is so important. Often prostate cancer is confined to the prostate because there is a prostate capsule surrounding the prostate that helps contain the cancer. The prostate biopsy and pathology report are major components of your prostate cancer diagnosis. Once your urologist makes the determination that you do have prostate cancer it becomes the individual’s responsibility to get the best procedure with the best urology specialist surgeon. Making an informed decision may seem daunting, especially since prostate cancer surgery is not your specialty. The good news is that you can talk to your doctors and read about the different treatments on the NIH, ACA and AUA websites. Urology Specialists have created a series of urological websites so that you can get the answers that you need, to make an informed decision. They are listed on the right side of the page, just click on prostate in the menu and choose any one of the prostate cancer treatment subjects that you want to learn more about

If there are specific questions that you need to have answered just type them in at our Ask the Doctor section and have Dr. Gheiler the founder of Urology Specialists or Dr. Bianco the Chief of Robotic Surgery for Columbia University Division of Urology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center answer your questions. To make an appointment just call 305 822 7227 or go to the request an appointment and put in the day and time of your choosing.

If you are in an area that does not offer da Vinci prostatectomy, prostate cryosurgery or prostate radiation seeding our world renowned comprehensive urology center will help you with getting the procedure that is most appropriate for your specific medical needs and personal preferences. Miami urologists Dr. Bianco and Dr. Gheiler perform all of the prostate cancer surgery procedures. Dr. Bianco also has experience with the da Vinci surgery for kidney surgery to remove renal cell carcinoma, called a nephrectomy and also a partial nephrectomy to remove a small kidney mass (tumor). When hydronephrosis occurs (urine backing up into the kidney) the place where the kidney and ureter meet may become detached. This is called a dismembered uretero-pelvic junction (UPJ) and the surgery to repair it and reconnect the kidney’s renal pelvis and the ureter is called a pyeloplasty. While the pyeloplasty is often performed with an open surgery Dr. Bianco uses the da Vinci surgery pyeloplasty. Dr. Bianco’s experience with Da Vinci surgery also includes cystectomy, the removal of the bladder when cancer bladder tumors grow deep into the bladder wall.

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