The predominant treatment for prostate cancer, a prevalent malignancy in men, is the surgical removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy) for which biopsy is a prerequisite. However, the high ...

Objective: To review the current medical literature on robotic prostatectomy (RP) and report clinical outcomes of this newly developed technique. Data Source: A MEDLINE search was performed using ...

Patients with prostate cancer who undergo prostatectomy or radiotherapy have a higher risk of long-term complications than untreated patients with prostate cancer.

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New report outlines long-term risks of prostate cancer treatment, highlighting potential impacts on quality of life and need ...

Even accounting for age-related symptoms and disease, treatment of prostate cancer came with higher rates of complications ...

It includes a seven times higher risk of urinary or sexual complications in men who had a prostatectomy compared with untreated men, the 12-year study found. For men first treated with radiotherapy, ...

The risks of adverse effects and complications from treatment for prostate cancer are substantial and continue for years ...

Urethral catheterization is necessary after robotic radical prostatectomy, but can, however, lead to pain, discomfort and infection. Tewari and colleagues, therefore, conducted a pilot study to ...

For example, radical prostatectomy, a common procedure that removes the entire gland along with surrounding nodes, sometimes leads to decreased bladder control but it had similar outcomes as other ...

Mike, whose surname the Bay of Plenty Times agreed not to publish, developed the impacts after having a prostatectomy – ...

About Barrigel™ Rectal Spacer Barrigel ™ rectal spacer is the first and only hyaluronic acid rectal spacer that separates the prostate from the rectum to protect the rectum during radiation therapy ...