I was recently contacted by another urologist who asked me a very interesting question - Are you aware of using a radical prostatectomy to treat prostatitis? Prostatitis is an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. There are different grades of prostatitis. Acute bacterial prostatitis develops when a bacteria grows inside the cells of the prostate causing fevers and severe burning when urinating. Chronic bacterial prostatitis develops when the bacteria returns to the prostate cells...
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Pain After Prostatectomy: What is the Cause?
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Dear Dr. Motola, I'm experiencing coccyx pain 4 to 9 weeks after radical prostatectomy and it is very debilitating. Is this a reported... Read more »
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Preserving Erectile Function During Prostate Cancer Treatment
By Dr. Justin Harmon, Health Expert
I will now discuss why in some patients with prostate cancer, the nerves can readily be spared during the removal of the prostate and in... Read more »
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Prostate Cancer Surgery and Erectile Dysfunction
By Dr. Justin Harmon, Health Expert
The nerves responsible for erection are located very close to the surface of the prostate. These nerves "live" in what I would liken to a... Read more »
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Post-Prostaectomy Incontinence
By Jay Motola, Health Expert
By now you have begun to recuperate from your surgery to remove your prostate cancer. The catheter is out and you have been cured of your... Read more »
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Urinary Incontinence after Robotic Prostatectomy
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I would like to continue reviewing robotic surgery and its advantages to open prostate surgery. One of the main complications from prostate... Read more »
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Octogenarians are Not Too Old for Cancer Surgery
Researchers have found that a radical prostatectomy can be a viable option for select octogenarian patients. The findings, which run counter the... Read more »
Simple prostatectomy
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Simple prostate removal is a surgery to remove all or part of the prostate gland through a surgical cut in your lower belly, to treat an enlarged... Read more »
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