Aquablation of the prostate Aquabeam® Copyright: PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation Aquablation of the prostate is a robot-assisted therapy procedure for patients with benign prostate enlargement. Prosta

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Laparoscopy for renal cell carcinoma The Clinical Department of Urology and Urological Oncology is one of the largest centers for the surgical and medical treatment of kidney tumors. As a focus center

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Drug tumor therapy Until 2007, patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were mainly treated with cytokines. The development of multikinase inhibitors and m-TOR inhibitors has revolutionized

Drug tumor therapy Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a chemosensitive tumor. In the metastatic stage, chemotherapy is the only treatment option with survival benefits for patients. Cispla