A robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), simply known as robotic surgery, may have the ability to address the biggest concerns in prostate cancer surgery: the severing of nerves, which results in the loss of urinary and sexual function.
Robotic surgery is performed by the surgeon who manipulates robotic arms with the assistance of a computer. Some surgeons say that with this technique, they can perform more exact and smaller cuts, which can help when it comes to dealing with all the fine nerves in the prostate area. “In general, this type of surgery involves less blood loss and better recovery rates–but has similar side effects and effectiveness to open surgery,” says Dr. James Brooks, Chief of Urologic Oncology at Stanford Medicine
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A robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), simply known as robotic surgery, may have the ability to address the biggest concerns in prostate cancer surgery: the severing of nerves, which results in the loss of urinary and sexual function.
Robotic surgery is performed by the surgeon who manipulates robotic arms with the assistance of a computer. Some surgeons say that with this technique, they can perform more exact and smaller cuts, which can help when it comes to dealing with all the fine nerves in the prostate area. “In general, this type of surgery involves less blood loss and better recovery rates–but has similar side effects and effectiveness to open surgery,” says Dr. James Brooks, Chief of Urologic Oncology at Stanford Medicine
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