A nerve-sparing technique to guide robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer eased the surgery's negative effects on erectile function, a phase III study showed. Erectile ...

With the advent of robotic surgery and its use during radical prostatectomy ... during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). However, accumulating data from large institutions suggest ...

and 24 months after surgery. The widely validated questionnaire includes sexual, urinary irritative, urinary incontinence, bowel, and hormonal domains. Overall, 1,660 men underwent a RARP during ...

Intraoperative tissue analysis during surgery guides nerve sparing ... the use of NeuroSAFE to guide nerve sparing during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). In 344 patients who underwent ...

However, during standard surgery it can be difficult to determine ... More information: Eoin Dinneen, et al Effect of NeuroSAFE-guided RARP versus standard RARP on erectile function and urinary ...

"While prostate cancer patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension are commonly denied RARP because of concern ... director of robotic urologic surgery and codirector of the Center for Advanced ...

The researchers reported that all cases were completed without conversion to traditional RARP, laparoscopic surgery, or open surgery. The median docking time was 5.9 minutes, console time was 87 ...

This new surgery could encourage screening that could lead to earlier ... Review the sources used below for this article: The Lancet. Effect of NeuroSAFE-guided RARP versus standard RARP on erectile ...

Men with less common types of prostate cancer have worse cancer control and greater need for radiation therapy after surgery ... radical prostatectomy (RARP) are worse for men with prostate ...

A nerve-sparing technique (NeuroSAFE) reduced erectile dysfunction in men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer. A year after surgery, patients randomized to ...