New device may help reduce prostatectomy complications
November 26, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Although men who have prostate cancer know that having a prosatectomy may save their life, there’s still a worry about what life will be like after. Sexuality is a big concern among many, but there’s also the issue of not becoming incontinent of urine.
Doctors and researchers are working on reducing those two complications and are doing their best to minimize any nerve damage that can cause these problems, but they haven’t gotten to the finish line yet. But, in the meantime, there’s a new gadget that may help.
The gadget cools down the prostate gland, freezing it, as it’s being removed. Apparently, this can reduce the inflammation and tissue damage that can occur during the surgery. It sounds promising and the premise makes sense to me.
Anyway, if you want to read about it, head on over the Medgadget and have a look: New Cooling Device May Reduce Prostatectomy Complications.
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Tags: cancer blog, prostate cancer, prostatectomy, prostatectomy complications
