TY - JOUR
T1 - Erectile function post robotic radical prostatectomy
T2 - technical tips to improve outcomes?
AU - Goonewardene, S. S.
AU - Persad, R.
AU - Gillatt, D.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Robotic surgery is becoming more and more commonplace. At the same time, so are complications, especially related to erectile function. The population being diagnosed with cancer is younger, with more aggressive cancers and higher expectations for good erectile function postoperatively. We conduct a retrospective analysis of literature over 20 years for Embase and Medline. Search terms used include (Robotic) AND (prostatectomy) AND (erectile function). There are a variety of multifactorial causes, resulting in worsening ED post-robotic radical prostatectomy; however, there are a number of treatments that can support this. There is much we can do to help prevent patients getting postoperative erectile dysfunction post-radical surgery. However, part of this is management of realistic patient expectations.
AB - Robotic surgery is becoming more and more commonplace. At the same time, so are complications, especially related to erectile function. The population being diagnosed with cancer is younger, with more aggressive cancers and higher expectations for good erectile function postoperatively. We conduct a retrospective analysis of literature over 20 years for Embase and Medline. Search terms used include (Robotic) AND (prostatectomy) AND (erectile function). There are a variety of multifactorial causes, resulting in worsening ED post-robotic radical prostatectomy; however, there are a number of treatments that can support this. There is much we can do to help prevent patients getting postoperative erectile dysfunction post-radical surgery. However, part of this is management of realistic patient expectations.
KW - Advances
KW - Erectile function
KW - Robotic radical prostatectomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84976276963&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11701-016-0578-8
DO - 10.1007/s11701-016-0578-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 27272758
AN - SCOPUS:84976276963
SN - 1863-2483
VL - 10
SP - 267
EP - 269
JO - Journal of Robotic Surgery
JF - Journal of Robotic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -