In a nerve-sparing prostatectomy, surgeons try to avoid cutting the nerves near the prostate. Learn about how this surgery is done, whether it’s safe, and how effective it is.

It is more likely if you have previously had radiotherapy to the lymph nodes at the back of the tummy. This can cause some scarring of the nerves. Sometimes, surgeons can adapt the surgery to use ...

A nerve-sparing technique to guide robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer eased the surgery's negative effects on erectile function, a phase III study showed. Erectile ...

Post chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) for metastatic pure seminoma. Functional and oncological outcome of primary nerve sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in ...

Surgically, some other centers will only perform a modified template RPLND for early stage testicular cancer. Given our operative volume, we are very experienced in performing nerve-sparing procedures ...

This result highlights the importance and preference of such RPLND-specialized centers to ensure treatment efficacy and patient safety. Nerve-sparing surgery was performed on most patients in the ...

Subsequently, a RA bilateral template RPLND was performed due to the patient's refusal of chemotherapy, citing concerns about offspring. Results: The surgery was performed, incorporating nerve sparing ...

Anejaculation is the inability to ejaculate. With nerve-sparing techniques, the rates of anejaculation are 5–10% for primary RPLND. The rates of anejaculation are higher for post-chemotherapy RPLND as ...

If this happens, taking testosterone supplements may help. RPLND does have a risk of nerve damage, which may cause retrograde ejaculation. Nerve-sparing RPLND may help prevent this.

Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (NSRP) yields comparable oncologic outcomes to surgery that does not spare the neurovascular bundles in men with high-risk prostate cancer, investigators report ...

As part of our new series on the various functions of the vagus nerve, we will examine how devices that directly stimulate this nerve may be able to reverse chronic inflammation.