Telesurgery Shows Promise for Radical Prostatectomy, Partial Nephrectomy

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Source: MedPage Today

Original: https://www.medpagetoday.com/urology/urology/119634...

Published: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:30:00 -0500

According to a small Chinese randomized trial, telesurgery is as reliable as standard robotic surgery for radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy. Telesurgery means operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot. The study compared these two common urological procedures. Telesurgery shows promise in their implementation. The findings confirm the same reliability of both methods.