As regular readers will be aware, inguinal hernias are a well-known complication following a radical radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). A Japanese surgical team has now reported a method that seems to significantly reduce risk of this complication. … READ MORE …
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The risk for an inguinal hernia after a radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer is well known to most urologic surgeons, and patients are commonly advised to be cautious about heavy lifting too soon after their surgery in order to be able to minimize this risk. … READ MORE …
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A review article published on-line in Nature Reviews Urology has suggested that over the past decade some 15 to 20 percent of men undergoing open radical retropublic prostatectomy (RRP) as first-line treatment for prostate cancer have an inguinal hernia as a complication of their treatment. … READ MORE …
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