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Title: Ureteral injury during robot-assisted prostate surgery
Post by: Tyler on November 20, 2013, 05:00:45 am

Ureteral injury during robot-assisted prostate surgery (http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/~3/gYx8HHQGcxY/131119131300.htm)
19 November 2013, 6:13 pm

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.(https://aidreams.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fsciencedaily%2Fcomputers_math%2Fartificial_intelligence%2F%7E4%2FgYx8HHQGcxY&hash=9f54482fb2fc9f081e0eefba4f310bdd03f328ee)

Source: ScienceDaily: Artificial Intelligence News (http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/)