Tuesday, November 6, 2007
By: Charleston C
The surgery for prostate cancer or any other prostate disorder is called radical prostatectomy. In this process of surgery the prostate gland is cut out along with the lymph nodes and seminal vesicles. Surgery is the most applicable treatment to remove the tumor or the prostate gland so that it doesn't spread more cancer cells to the surrounding cells.
The surgery done in laparoscopic mode is called laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. It's nothing different from the radical surgery, the only difference is that the surgery is carried out in laparoscopic technique to remove the prostate and the associated gland in cancerous states.
What is laparoscopic surgery? Laproscopic surgery is a modern form of surgery that is carried out with very small incisions. In this procedure of surgery the doctor is guided by a lens connected to a video camera that gives the accurate image of the organ to be operated. And the radical prostatectomy done by laparoscopy method is called laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
In this type of surgery, small incision is made in the perineum region and the laproscope along with the required instruments to carry out the surgery is inserted. The telescopic view makes the image of the organ much larger on the screen and the doctors find it very easier to carry out the operation. There are some advantages of this surgery than open radical prostatectomy. These include:
- It takes less time to operate thus the person has to remain under anesthesia for shorter duration. Less blood flows out through smaller incisions. So, in very rare cases, blood transfusion is required if the person is having anemia.
- Smaller incision means very less pain and quick recovery.
- Less medications for post operative pain and other healing.
- And the most important is 'nerve-sparing procedure' that preserves the normal urinary routine and libido.
The surgery removes the complete cancer cells effectively.
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