According to a report from Prof. Thomas Aherling on the UroToday web site, there were three interesting presentations related to nerve-sparing surgery at the recent World Conference of Endourology and SWL, in Kyoto Japan. … READ MORE …
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A very small (pilot scale), randomized, clinical trial has provided some evidence that combining the use of a vacuum erection device (VED) with taldalafil (Cialis) drug therapy after bilateral, nerve-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (BNS-RALP) can improve the probability of return of erectile function post-surgery. … READ MORE …
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The prostate cancer research team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has proposed and tested a new means for categorizing the amount of “damage” to the cavernous nerves as a method of predicting preservation of erectile function after radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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And still the stream of information continues, with reports about frequency of PSA testing, nerve-sparing in men with Gleason 6 disease, and HIFU as a form of salvage therapy after first-line radiation: … READ MORE …
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In addition to the comments below about review articles on conservative therapy for low-risk, localized disease and eligibility of patients for focal therapy, there are some much more technical reports today on:
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