Every November, Movember invites us to look directly at a topic that should be part of everyday conversation but is still a taboo for many men: our health. Beyond the symbolic moustaches, this international initiative aims to promote dialogue and raise awareness about essential issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and, above
These past few days, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing one of the most exciting moments of my professional career. Together with my team at ROC Clinic, we have led the first telesurgery ever performed in Spain between two different locations in Madrid, and the first telesurgery between two European Union countries (Belgium–Spain), carried out
Yesterday was one of those intense and stimulating days that remind you why you chose this profession. We performed four robotic radical prostatectomies using three different platforms: the Da Vinci Xi robot, the Da Vinci SP (Single Port)—both from Intuitive—and Medtronic’s Hugo RAS system. Three robots with the same goal: operating with minimal invasiveness and
These past few days, I’ve had the privilege of participating in an advanced robotic surgery course using the Da Vinci Single Port system at IRCAD, the prestigious research and training center for minimally invasive surgery, located at the Civil Hospital and university campus in Strasbourg, France. It’s a place where innovation, knowledge, and experience converge
On the occasion of World Prostate Cancer Day, celebrated on June 11th, ROC Clinic held the 1st Prostate Cancer Forum in collaboration with the newspaper La Razón at the newspaper’s headquarters last Wednesday at 17:30. The event is available online for those who wish to watch it later through this link. The newsletter supplement “A
More than 1,000 patients have been operated on with the Da Vinci robot since 2007 and more than 70 cases have been operated on with Hugo RAS since its incorporation into our therapeutic arsenal in September 2022.
The prostatic cancer is the most common form of neoplasm affecting the human being. Some data shows that up to 2 out of 10 men will suffer from prostate cancer. Besides, as many as 10% of men in their 40s harbour prostatic lesions that are early cancer tumours. The best mean by which a PCa
