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Show: December 18, 2011:
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- Flu Shots & Egg Allergies
- Exercise to Ward Off Migraines
- Robotic Surgery for Kidney Cancer
- Dad's Depression & Kids Behavior
- Book: The Body Politic, the Battle Over Science in America
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Robotic Surgery for Kidney Cancer
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Air date: December 18, 2011
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Ronald Boris, MD, IU Health urologist
Assistant professor of urology, IU School of Medicine
Robots are nothing new to the operating room, but they’re relatively new in at least one area.
A recent study by Barbara Lewis's next guest finds that a new, minimally invasive robotic surgery is particularly effective for removing certain types of cancerous kidney tumors.
IU School of Medicine urologist and researcher Ronald Boris discusses the "robotic partial nephrectomy," which preserves healthy tissue and results in shorter recovery times for patients.
Ronald Boris, MD, is an IU Health Physician. He is also assistant professor of in the Department of Urology at the IU School of Medicine.
Additional Resources:
- Read more about the multi-institutional research on the robotic partical nephrectomy.
