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Novel methods for mapping the cavernous nerves during radical prostatectomy.

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The article below was published four years ago. Has there been progress in technologies to definitively assess whether nerves have been "spared" and "healing" is taking place following a prostatectomy?

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/262...

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2 years ago my urologist was supervising a researcher working in this area but there was nothing clinically useful. He trialled a commercial nerve tracing device but it was clinically useless.

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NPfisherman

I am not aware of any new techniques or breakthroughs in "nerve sparing" surgery...it is not as "nerve sparing" as they say...

Don Pescado

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MelbourneDavid in reply to NPfisherman

Indeed. The standard survey questions are misleading too, because they don't consider the possible relevance of pumps, injections, and implants. Bit its a "validated" survey so they won't change it.

I tried everything after my "partial nerve sparing". Sadly even the implant is not successful for intercourse. The good thing is zero PSA 4 years after stage 3a cancer.

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NPfisherman in reply to MelbourneDavid

May it stay zero forever...I was PT3A but ended up Stage 4.... a D2 metastasis... I wake up everyday and start my day and don't think about it but it comes to mind.... yes, I would guess the success rate is like 10% but advertised as much higher....Thanks for replying....

Don Pescado

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