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Vattikuti Foundation Sponsors EAU Second-Prize Robotic Paper in European Urology

In addition to sponsoring the prize for Top Robotic Surgery Paper in European Urology (which went to an international team *, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has awarded a prize of 2,500 Euros for Second Prize Best Scientific Paper on Robotic Surgery:

Robot-assisted Prostate-specific Membrane Antigenā€“radioguided Salvage Surgery in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Using a DROP-IN Gamma Probe: The First Prospective Feasibility Study
European Urology; Volume 82, Issue 1, P97-105, July 1, 2022

Drs. Jim Catto and Mahendra Bhandari present award to Anne-Claire Berrens, on behalf of Dr. Hilda De Barros for the Second Prize paper.

Dr. Hilda De Barros was Lead Author for an international team from The Netherlands and Germany.

ā€œIt is most encouraging to see the scientific collaborative forces driving patient care to new levels with robotic tools,ā€ says VF CEO Dr. Mahendra Bhandari. ā€œThe Vattikuti Foundation is proud to support the innovators who earned the respect of the editors of European Urology.ā€

The paper was based on the study of 20-patients whose prostate cancer had been diagnosed as recurring the pelvic region up to 3-times. Using prostate-specific membrane (PMSA)-targeted radio guidance, which has previously found to be beneficial during open procedures, the team used a miniaturized, minimally-invasive drop-in gamma probe robotically. An injectable radioactive tracer was used in conjunction with the gamma probe. The Authors state that ā€œThis procedure holds promise for improving the intraoperative identification and removal of prostate cancer lesions.ā€

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