A couple of fascinating videos about a manufacturer’s equipment for locating critical nerves when performing nerve-sparing robotic RP: http://www.propepsurgical.com/patient-benefits.html Gives you an idea why nerve-sparing is so difficult, and not usually 100%.
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Long-term quality of life for men who have undergone radical prostatectomy (RP) is inextricably tied to urinary incontinence (UI) issues. Robert K. Nam, MD, MSc, and colleagues helped to shed light on the impact of this side effect by studying rates of UI-corrective surgery occurring up to 15 years following radical prostatectomy. Read More.
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A new study shows that prostate cancer surgery, which often leaves men impotent or incontinent, does not appear to save the lives of men with early-stage disease, who account for most cases, and many of these men would do just as well to choose no treatment at all. From the NY Times And a second article
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Dr. Tony Finelli MD, MSc, FRCSC Division of Urology Minimally Invasive Surgery Department of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor. University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital. Toronto, Canada