August 9, 2010
Technical laser can reduce sexual side effects of prostate surgery
George Atkinson
A new laser technology used with robotic prostate cancer surgery can significantly reduce the risk of incontinence and erectile dysfunction, say Urologic surgeons at Presbyterian Hospital in New York and Columbia University Medical Center.Sus findings, published in the journal of Endourology, represent the first practical assessment using CO2 laser surgery for prostate cancer.
"The accuracy of available movement through the robotic surgery is already helping to reduce the risk of sexual side effects, and is evidence that CO2 lasers will help us be even more precise - especially when preserving the sensitive nerve areas necessary for sexual function and urinary continence," says Dr. Ketan Badani, director of robotic urological surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
In the procedure, robotics instrumentation removes prostate patients and is aided by the laser, which is used to dissect the plane between nerves and prostate, freeing nerves and conservation.
"" Traditionally, we cut, trim or cauterize tissue around the nerves of the prostate. However, these techniques can cause irreversible damage due to injury of traction or heat, "explains Dr. Badani.""The CO2 laser can reduce this risk because it is under heat and does not require much manipulation of nerves".
Dr. Badani says that laser patients experienced a return of urinary Continence better than the rule, something he found "very encouraging".the future research will determine whether technology can improve the results with respect to the ability of men to maintain an erection and its long-term capacity to prevent recurrence of cancer.
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Sexual dysfunction in prostate cancer patients
Source: New York - Presbyterian Hospital
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