Trends in radical prostatectomy.
The surgical treatment of prostate cancer ideally removes the entire cancer, avoids excessive blood loss or serious perioperative complications, and results in complete recovery of continence and potency. To achieve this, the surgeon must excise sufficient periprostatic tissue to cure the cancer while preserving the cavernosal nerves required for erectile function and the neuromusculature required for normal urinary and bowel function. Here we will examine recent trends in radical prostatectomy, focusing on surgical technique.
Eastham
James
J
Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. easthamj@mskcc.org
Tokuda
Yuji
Y
Scardino
Peter
P
D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors