If the cancer has not spread outside the prostate, a prostatectomy can cure the cancer and no additional treatment is needed.
Prostatectomy reduces the spread of cancer and can also reduce the death rate from this cancer. In this surgery, all the prostate tissue between the bladder and the urethra, along with the seminal vesicles and the end of the seminal vesicles, is removed from the patient's body. It should be noted that with the advances in surgical technique and the increasing experience of surgeons, the amount of bleeding during prostatectomy has decreased today. This achievement has significantly improved the urinary control status and maintenance of patients' sexual ability after surgery. Prostatectomy usually removes all cancer cells. However, postoperative care is important; In this way, in case of possible recurrence of the cancer, it can be diagnosed in time and re-treatment can be started.
Reason for prostatectomy
As mentioned, prostatectomy is performed to treat prostate cancer. This is done alone or in combination with other treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. To treat prostate cancer, prostate surgery is performed by open radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and radical robotic prostatectomy. Another type of surgery, or simple prostate surgery, is generally recommended for men who have severe urinary symptoms and are suffering from it; and their prostate gland is very large. But it is not generally recommended for people with prostate cancer. In a simple prostatectomy to treat an enlarged prostate, the entire prostate is not removed. In this operation, the surgeon removes only the part of the prostate that has blocked the flow of urine. In this way, this surgery eliminates the complications of urinary obstruction. Symptoms include incontinence and frequent urination, difficulty urinating, slow urine flow, prolonged bladder emptying, frequent urination at night, stopping and starting the flow of urine when emptying the bladder, feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder, and general inability to Urinate.