The nerve-illuminating agent rizedisben achieved sustained fluorescence during laparoscopic prostatectomy All nine patients receiving a dose of 3 mg/kg showed obturator nerve fluorescence, as well as ...

A nerve-sparing technique (NeuroSAFE) reduced erectile dysfunction in men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer. A year after surgery, patients randomized to ...

Autonomic nerve invasion may be simple method of identifying which patients with intermediate-risk T3a prostate cancer who have negative surgical margins after radical prostatectomy are at increased ...

Real-world, prospective data corroborate trial results showing functional declines after prostate cancer surgery, despite progress in nerve-sparing techniques. Active surveillance best preserves ...

One of the challenges of prostate cancer surgery is removing the cancer-affected gland without side effects. The procedure is estimated to cause long-term sexual dysfunction in half of men. Now, new ...

The prostatic plexus is a relatively large bundle of nerves that arises from the inferior (lower) portion of the pelvic plexus, a bundle of nerves, located on either side of the rectum. It is located ...

A new surgical technique helps nearly twice as many men with prostate cancer preserve their erectile function following surgery The procedure allows doctors to check and see if they’ve removed all ...

This high-resolution microscopy image highlights one of the study’s surprising discoveries: a previously unknown cell type called perineural cancer-associated fibroblasts (pnCAFs). The image zeroes in ...

Can you have intimacy after prostate removal? Yes. It just might feel a little different. Recovery takes time, and everyone heals at their own pace. Some changes in intimate function are common after ...