Polyserositis and Severe Sepsis after Open Suprapubic Radical Prostatectomy: a Case Report

Severe brachial plexus injury after retropubic radical prostatectomy -A case report-

A 69-year-old man with prostate cancer underwent surgery for 16 h. Approximately 6 h after surgery, the patient developed severe pain and motor weakness in his right arm. After neurologic examinations that included a nerve conduction study and electromyography, the patient was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury. The causes of the brachial plexus injury were thought to be abduction of both ...

Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Performed after Previous Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Operative management of prostate cancer in a patient who has undergone previous open suprapubic simple prostatectomy poses a unique surgical challenge. Herein, we describe a case of intermediate risk prostate cancer in a man who had undergone simple prostatectomy ten years prior to presentation. The patient was found to have Gleason 7 prostate cancer on MRI fusion biopsy of the prostate for ele...

Urodynamic Evaluation of Vesicourethral Function after Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Comparison with Open Radical Prostatectomy

Aims of study Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer has been gaining wider acceptance as an alternative procedure to open radical prostatectomy. The laparoscopic surgery have been reported to be less invasive and expected to give more favorable impacts on postoperative urinary continence as compared with the open procedure. However, the precise impacts of the laparoscopic proce...

Postoperative Radiotherapy after Radical Prostatectomy: Indications and Open Questions

Biochemical relapse after radical prostatectomy occurs in approximately 15-40% of patients within 5 years. Postoperative radiotherapy is the only curative treatment for these patients. After radical prostatectomy, two different strategies can be offered, adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is defined as treatment given directly after surgery in the presence of risk factors (...