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Radical prostatectomy vs minimally invasive robotic prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 2, 2023 | Replies (7)
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I was also told that the dexterity of the robotic "hand" is so much better than a persons, the surgeon can do a more comprehensive job of stitching the urethra back together after the removal of the prostate. More and more even stitches as compared to doing the repair without robotic assistance.

The recovery of the abdominal area is much quicker and there is less chance of infections.

Here are a couple articles on it...
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/03/comparing-traditional-vs-robotic-assisted-surgery-for-prostate-cancer/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5881188/
Best of luck to you!

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rshap1031 | @rshap1031 | Sep 1, 2023

Hi all. I had robotic surgery on March 7th of this year. The surgery was 6.5 hours and initial recovery was difficult. It took a month before I felt somewhat like myself. Now six months post surgery I am doing great. Returned to normal exercise routine after month three. Incontinence only when I cough…and getting better. I would say in terms of ED, I’lm 50% there.

So yes I would recommend robotic surgery over alternative methods.

Bob S.

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