NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtuoso Surgical Inc., a Nashville-based surgical robotics company, today announced the first-in-human use of its Virtuoso system, ushering in a new era of ...

A new treatment combination - Keytruda plus Padcev - is now approved for use before and after bladder‑removal surgery, ...

A cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...

Radical cystectomy involves bladder removal and urinary diversion, often using a laparoscopic robot-assisted approach for precision and access. The surgery lasts four to six hours, with a recovery ...

NASHVILLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical device company Virtuoso Surgical, Inc. has been awarded a $1.8 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) NIH grant to be received over the next two years.

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...

Fulguration is an electrosurgery. It uses heat from an electrical current to destroy atypical tissue areas. Healthcare professionals often use it to treat early stage bladder cancer, but they can use ...

Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor, or TURBT, is a procedure that allows your surgeon to biopsy or remove a tumor from the inside of your bladder while leaving the bladder intact. Because the ...

Doctors consider surgery for interstitial cystitis (IC) as a last resort when other treatments, such as diet changes, medications, bladder instillations, and physical therapy, have failed to bring ...